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Table 1 Clinical manifestations of cardiac cephalalgia headache

From: Cardiac cephalalgia: one case with cortical hypoperfusion in headaches and literature review

A. Sexual characteristic

 M/F

21/14

B. Triggers

 Expertise/Sexual/Emotion

18

 None

6

 Not mentioned

11

C. Side of headache

 Right

3

 Left

2

 Bilateral

16

 Not mentioned

14

D. Regions of headache

 Occipital

16

 Vertex

6

 Frontal

7

 Temporal

5

 Parietal

3

 Other Regionsa

 

E. Quality of headache

 Shooting

4

 Bursting

4

 Sharp

5

 Dull

6

 Squeezing

2

 Pulsating

2

 Not mentioned

16

F. Intensity of headache

 33 cases presented severe intensity. 2 cases presented mild or moderate

 

G. Associations with headache

 Nausea or Vomiting

10

 Sonophobia

1

 Photophobia

1

 Sweating

5

 Dizziness

2

 Other Associationsb

 

 Without

21

  1. Other Regionsa:2 cases radiate to shoulders. 2 case presented full head pain. 1case presented right eyeball pain. 1 case had not mentioned
  2. Other Associationsb:1 case associated with Confusion, agitation