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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Aug;27(8):420–424. doi: 10.1097/01.mph.0000175408.27180.8e

TABLE 2.

Headache Characteristics

Total (n = 32)
Frequency (days/mo), mean ± SD 5.14 ± 3.08
Duration (hr), mean ± SD
 Mean of shortest 2.88 ± 4.46
 Mean of longest 15.08 ± 16.09
 Mean of average 5.07 ± 5.01
Average severity (0–10), mean ± SD 5.77 ± 0.95
Pain quality
 Throbbing 14 (43.8%)
 Pressure 5 (15.6%)
 Constant 1 (3.1%)
Location
 Unilateral 7 (21.9%)
 Bilateral 13 (40.6%)
 Frontal 15 (46.9%)
 Bitemporal 5 (15.6%)
Associated symptoms
 Nausea 9 (28.1%)
 Vomiting 7 (21.9%)
 Photophobia 13 (40.6%)
 Phonophobia 14 (43.8%)
 Lightheadedness 13 (40.6%)
 Anorexia 4 (12.5%)
 Fatigue 8 (25.0%)
 Hard to think 6 (18.8%)
Medications
 Ibuprofen 15 (46.9%)
 Acetaminophen 10 (31.2%)
 Aspirin 3 (9.4%)
 Acetaminophen with codeine 8 (25.0%)
 Naproxen 8 (25.0%)