Social and emotional cognition in patients with severe migraine consulting in a tertiary headache center: A preliminary study

M Bouteloup; R-A Belot; N Noiret; G Sylvestre; M Bertoux; E Magnin; F Vuillier

doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2020.09.013

Social and emotional cognition in patients with severe migraine consulting in a tertiary headache center: A preliminary study

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2021 Oct;177(8):995-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.09.013. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

Authors

M Bouteloup¹, R-A Belot², N Noiret³, G Sylvestre⁴, M Bertoux⁵, E Magnin⁶, F Vuillier⁷

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Psychology EA3188, university of Franche-Comte, 30-32, rue Megevand, 25030 Besançon, France. Electronic address: margaux.bouteloup@live.fr.
² Laboratory of Psychology EA3188, university of Franche-Comte, 30-32, rue Megevand, 25030 Besançon, France. Electronic address: rose-angelique.belot@univ-fcomte.fr.
³ UMR 7295 « Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage », CNRS, université de Tours et université de Poitiers, Tours et Poitiers, France. Electronic address: nicolas.noiret@univ-tours.fr.
⁴ Memory Center of Research and Resources (CMRR), university hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France; Department of Neurology, university hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France. Electronic address: sylvestre.geraldine@gmail.com.
⁵ Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, Inserm U1172, université Lille, university Hospital of Lille, France. Electronic address: maximel.bertoux@gmail.com.
⁶ Laboratory of Neurosciences, EA 481, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France; Department of neurology, Regional university hospital of Besançon, 2, boulevard Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France. Electronic address: eloi.magnin@laposte.net.
⁷ Laboratory of Neurosciences, EA 481, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France; Department of neurology, Regional university hospital of Besançon, 2, boulevard Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France. Electronic address: fabrice.vuillier@univ-fcomte.fr.

PMID: 33454126
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.09.013

Abstract

Twenty-three severe migraine participants were studied to investigate social and emotional cognition features and explore their relationship with depression, anxiety and alexithymia. In comparison to normative data, 74% were under the norm for the Faux Pas subtest, 13% for the facial emotion recognition subtest and 52% for the overall composite score of the mini-SEA. Factor 1, Factor 3, and the total score of the TAS-20 were negatively correlated with the Faux Pas subtest. Our preliminary study shows that severe migraine patients present difficulties in inferring mental states, which could be related to alexithymia. It would be useful to identify these impairments in order to improve the quality of care provided. Clinical Trials registration number: NCT03577548.

Keywords: Alexithymia; Headache; Mentalization; Psychological factors; Theory of mind.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Affective Symptoms / diagnosis
Affective Symptoms / epidemiology
Cognition*
Emotions
Headache
Humans
Migraine Disorders* / diagnosis
Migraine Disorders* / epidemiology

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03577548