Table 1 Diagnostic criteria of primary stabbing headache in ICHD-II
From: Incidence and influence on referral of primary stabbing headache in an outpatient headache clinic
A | Head pain occurring as a single stab or series of stabs and fulfilling criteria B–D |
B | Exclusively or predominantly felt in the distribution of the first division of the trigeminal nerve (orbit, temple and parietal area) |
C | Stabs last for up to a few seconds and recur with irregular frequency ranging from one to many per day |
D | No accompanying symptoms |
E | Not attributed to another disorder |