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Table 2 Final diagnoses of patients with SH and TCH

From: A common cause of sudden and thunderclap headaches: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Diagnosis

Patient number (%)

 

SH, n = 31

TCH, n = 24

RCVS

14 (45.2%)

11 (45.8%)

Primary headaches

13 (41.9%)

11 (45.8%)

  Multiple triggers

6 (19.4%)

5 (20.8%)

  Primary HSA

4 (12.9%)

3 (12.5%)

  Primary exertional headache

2 (6.5%)

2 (8.3%)

  Primary TCH

1 (3.2%)

1 (4.2%)

Other secondary causes

4 (12.9%)

2 (8.3%)

  Chiari malformation

1 (3.2%)

1 (4.2%)

  Moyamoya syndrome

2 (6.5%)

1 (4.2%)

  Subarachnoid hemorrhage

1 (3.2%)

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  1. SH: sudden headache; TCH: thunderclap headache; RCVS: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; HSA: headache associated with sexual activity.