Table 3 Final diagnosis at discharge
From: Headaches in the emergency department –a survey of patients’ characteristics, facts and needs
Type of headache | All Hospitals n = 415 (%) | Linz n = 231(%) | Milan n = 184(%) | X2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Headache | |||||
Unknown cause | |||||
(„not better specified“) | 133 (32.0) | 92 (42.4) | 41 (22.2) | 14.47 | <.001 |
Migraine | 110 (26.5) | 59 (25,5) | 61 (33,2) | 2.886 | .102 |
TTH | 68 (16.4) | 44 (19.0) | 24 (13.0) | 2.695 | .110 |
TTH + migraine | 10 (2.4) | 10 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 8.162 | .003 |
TACs | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Secondary Headache | |||||
Sinusitis | 18 (14.3) | 15 (6.5) | 3 (1.6) | 5.838 | .016 |
Hypertension | 33 (7.95) | 12 (5.2) | 21 (11.4) | 5.410 | .027 |
SAH | 5 (1.2) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (2.2) | 2.608 | .176 |
Meningitis or encephalitis | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 1.258 | .443 |
Neuralgia | |||||
Trigeminal neuralgia | 4 (0.96) | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.1) | .052 | 1 |