Table 1 Phenotype of the headache.
From: Frequency and phenotype of headache in covid-19: a study of 2194 patients
Characteristic | Frequency (n, %) | Sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
Laterality | ||
Bilateral | 350 (80.1%) | 437 |
Unilateral | 84 (19.2%) | 437 |
Midline | 3 (0.7%) | 437 |
Topography of pain | ||
Frontal | 312 (70.9%) | 433 |
Temporal | 190 (43.9%) | 433 |
Parietal | 136 (31.4%) | 433 |
Occipital | 141 (32.6%) | 433 |
Periocular | 170 (39.3%) | 433 |
Vertex | 113 (26.2%) | 431 |
Cervical | 118 (27.3%) | 433 |
Quality of pain | ||
Pressing | 324 (74.7%) | 434 |
Throbbing | 64 (14.8%) | 433 |
Stabbing | 68 (15.7%) | 434 |
Electric | 4 (0.9%) | 434 |
Burning | 9 (2.1%) | 434 |
Associated symptoms | ||
Photophobia | 152 (33.3%) | 456 |
Phonophobia | 147 (32.3%) | 456 |
Osmophobia | 16 (3.7%) | 431 |
Avoidance of physical activity | 289 (66.9%) | 432 |
Nausea | 70 (16.4%) | 428 |
Vomiting | 21 (4.6%) | 457 |
Cranial autonomic symptoms | 83 (24.8%) | 335 |
Worsening with physical activity | 52 (11.4%) | 458 |
Worsening by with head movements | 135 (31.2%) | 433 |
Worsening with ocular movements | 79 (18.2%) | 457 |
