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Table 1 Initial diagnosis of patients in the cohort, taking into account that some of them had more than one headache type (Table 2); CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid; aOne patient excluded, was diagnosed with dystonia

From: Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias presenting in a multidisciplinary tertiary orofacial pain clinic

Initial diagnosisa

Number of patients (%)

Possible TAC

62 (44%)

Migraine

38 (27%)

 Chronic migraine

27 (19%)

 Episodic migraine

11 (8%)

Painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy

17 (12%)

Painful trigeminal neuropathy

7 (5%)

Trigeminal neuralgia

9 (6%)

Other:

9 (6%)

 Nummular headache

2 (1.5%)

 Primary stabbing headache

2 (1.5%)

 Hypnic headache

1 (0.5%)

 Burning mouth syndrome

1 (0.5%)

 Headache attributed to low CSF pressure

1 (0.5%)

 Posterior circulation stroke

1 (0.5%)

 Intermedius nerve neuralgia

1 (0.5%)