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Table 3 Character and intensity of the different patterns of post-COVID-19 headache

From: Post-COVID-19 neuropsychiatric manifestations among COVID-19 survivors suffering from migraine: a case–control study

 

Migraine Patients

Controls

Chronic migraine transformation (n = 36)

Headache attributed to systemic viral infection (n = 7)

New daily persistent headache (n = 6)

Headache character [n (%)]

Migraine-like character

30 (83.3%)

4 (57.1%)

3 (50%)

Tension -like character

6 (16.7%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (50%)

Headache intensity by VAS [(median (IQR)]

5.5 (3–7)

2 (2–5)

5 (1–6)

  1. VAS Visual analogue scale