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Table 3 (abstract P116). Clinical characteristics of patients with NDPH in various published studies.

From: 12th European Headache Federation Congress jointly with 32nd National Congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches

Study

Vanst

1986

Rozen

2002

Takase

2004

Meineri

2004

Kung

2008

Robins

2010

Peng

2011

Prakash

2012

Uniyal

2017

Definition criteria

 

S-L

ICHD-2

ICHD-2

M-ICHD2

M-ICHD2

M-ICHD2

M-ICHD2

ICHD3β

Number of NDPH cases

45

56

30

18

53

71

92

63

55

Mean age

 

F:3rd decade

M:5th decade

35

F:3rd decade

M:4th decade

14.2

(study of pediatrics)

 

5th decade

36.8

28.24

Female:male

1.4:1

2.5:1

0.8:1

1.6:1

1.7:1

 

1.3:1

1.3:1

0.8:1

Recalling time of onset

-

 

-

      

Exact date:

 

80%

 

100%

-

42%

-

33%

20%

Month:

83 %

80%

Past history of prior headache

none

38%

7%

33%

-

25.4%

32%

54%

38.2%

Past history of episodic tension-type headache

none

19%

-

-

-

18.3%

20%

29%

29.1%

Past history of episodic migraine headache

none

2%

-

-

-

7%

12%

25%

9.1%

Location of headache

-

   

-

    

Bilateral:

 

64%

86%

100%

 

88.7%

46.7%

83%

81.5%

Pain characteristics

    

-

    

Throbbing

28%

55%

27%

61%

 

45.1%

41%

51%

41.8%

Pressing/tightening

72%

54%

90%

100%

100%

56.4%

Pain severity

         

Mild:

 

18%

-

28%

 

16.9%

 

-

Mean Headache Score:7.5

Mod:

 

61%

 

72%

 

57.7%

87%

Severe:

 

21%

 

0

10.8 d/m

23.9%

Aggregation by physical activity

-

-

-

-

-

46.5%

57%

27%

16.4%

Associated features:

 Nausea:

55%

68%

33%

50%

39%

47.9%

35%

49%

56.4%

 Vomiting:

12%

23%

-

-

-

12.7%

7%

5%

20%

 Photophobia:

34%

66%

3%

27%

69%

45.1%

48%

33%

45.5%

 Phonophobia:

37%

61%

-

17%

63%

40.8%

58%

19%

-

 Autonomic features:

-

23%

-

-

-

21%

-

14%

-

Psychiatric comorbidity:

-

-

-

-

-

(self-reported)

 

(Self-reported)

 

 Depression:

     

35.2%

 

19%

89.1%

 Anxiety:

33.8%

60.8%

16%

92.7%

Family history of headache

-

29%

-

33%

 

49%

47.5%

-

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