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Table 2 The prevalence of primary and secondary headache registered among the first accesses to the AMPs triage in the first 5 weeks after earthquake

From: Headache prevalence in the population of L’Aquila (Italy) after the 2009 earthquake

Primary headache

N

Secondary headache

N

1. Migraine

6

5. Headache attributed to head and/or neck trauma

5

1.1 Migraine without aura

5.1 Acute post-traumatic headache

1.2 Migraine with aura

5.6 Headache attributed to other head/neck trauma

1.6 Probable migraine

 

2. Tension-type headache (TTH)

37

6. Headache attributed to cranial or vascular disorder

3

2.1 Infrequent episodic tension-type headache

2.2 Frequent episodic tension-type headache

2.3 Chronic tension-type headache

2.4 Probable tension-type headache

3. Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

2

7. Headache attributed to non vascular intracranial disorder

1

7.6 Headache attributed to epileptic seizure

4. Other primary headache

8

8. Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal

1

4.1 Primary stabbing headache

4.2 Primary cough headache

  

10. Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasis

11

10.3 Headache attributed to arterial hypertension

10.4 Headache attributed to hypothyroidism

10.7 Headache attributed to other disorder of homoeostasis

  

11. Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of cranium, neck,

3

Eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cranial

Structures

  

12. Headache attributed to psychiatric disorder

2

Total

53

 

27

Prevalence (%)

5.53

2.82

  1. Source: The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition (ICHD-II) 2004