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Table 2 Headache features of post-RCVS headaches

From: Post-reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome headache

 

Post RCVS headache (N = 60)

Location

 Frontal

7 (11.7)

 Temporal

25 (41.7)

 Vertex

18 (30.0)

 Occipital

27 (45.0)

 Whole head

5 (8.3)

Headache intensitya

3.7 ± 2.6

Migrainous features

 Unilateral

19 (31.7)

 Pulsating

26 (44.1)

 Aggravated by physical activity

15 (25.0)

 Nausea

12 (20.3)

 Vomiting

6 (10.0)

 Photophobia

10 (16.7)

 Phonophobia

26 (43.3)

Fulfill ICHD-3 criteria

 Migraine

12 (20.0)

Disabilityb

 Little or no disability

47 (78.3)

 Mild disability

6 (10.0)

 Moderate disability

1 (1.7)

 Severe disability

6 (10.0)

Triggers

 None

35 (58.3)

 Sexual activities

5 (8.3)

 Cough & Valsalva maneuvers

9 (15.0)

 Exertion

5 (8.3)

 Bathing

4 (6.7)

 Emotion

20 (33.3)

  1. Data were presented as n (%), mean ± SD
  2. a Headache intensity was measured with an 11-point numeric rating scale where 0 represents no pain at all and 10 represents the worst imaginable pain
  3. b Disability was measured by the Migraine Disability Assessment
  4. ICHD-3 The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition; RCVS reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome