Table 3 Characteristics of neck pain in 20 patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection.
Patient | Onset | Evolution | Quality | VAS | Location | Time course with headache |
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1 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
2 | Acute | Continuous | Throbbing | 7 | Ipsilateral posterior | Simultaneous |
3 | Acute | Continuous | Constrictive | 10 | Ipsilateral posterior | After headache |
4 | Acute | Continuous | Constrictive | 5 | Ipsilateral posterior | No headache |
5 | Progressive | Intermittent | Constrictive | 7 | Bilateral posterior | Simultaneous |
6 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
7 | Progressive | Continuous | Constrictive | 8 | Ipsilateral posterior | Simultaneous |
8 | Acute | Continuous | Constrictive | 6 | Bilateral posterior | Simultaneous |
9 | Progressive | Continuous | Constrictive | 5 | Ipsilateral posterior | After headache |
10 | Progressive | Continuous | Constrictive | 6 | Bilateral posterior | No headache |
11 | Progressive | Intermittent | Throbbing | 6 | Ipsilateral posterior | Before headache |
12 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
13 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
14 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
15 | Progressive | Continuous | Constrictive | 7 | Bilateral posterior | Simultaneous |
16 | Acute | Continuous | Constrictive | 7 | Ipsilateral lateral | Simultaneous |
17 | Progressive | Continuous | Throbbing | 8 | Ipsilateral posterior | Before headache |
18 | Acute | Continuous | Throbbing | 7 | Ipsilateral posterior | After headache |
19 | Acute | Continuous | Constrictive | 6 | Ipsilateral posterior | After headache |
20 | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain | No neck pain |
VAS, Verbal Analogue Scale.