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. 2012 May 17;13(6):487–490. doi: 10.1007/s10194-012-0456-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with isolated headache as manifestation of CVT

Patient Gender Age Previous history of headache Characteristics of CVT headache
Evolution Location Pattern Severity Associated symptoms
1 M 46 No Progressive Bilateral fronto-orbital Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/photophobia
2 F 42 No Thunderclap Diffuse Tightening 2 Kinesiophobia
3 F 41 No Progressive Bilateral posterior Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/photophobia/worse Valsalva maneuvers
4 F 46 Migraine Progressive Bilateral posterior Throbbing 3 Nausea/vomiting/kinesiophobia
5 F 29 No Progressive Bilateral fronto-orbital Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/worse straining
6 F 17 No Progressive Bilateral fronto-orbital Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/worse straining
7 F 38 No Progressive Left hemicranium Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/worse Valsalva maneuvers
8 F 38 No Progressive Diffuse Tightening 2 Worsening with sleep/lying down
9 F 68 Migraine Progressive Bilateral posterior Tightening 3 No
10 F 40 Migraine Progressive Bilateral posterior Tightening 3 Worsening with sleep/lying down
11 F 48 Migraine Thunderclap Diffuse Throbbing 3 Worse Valsalva maneuvers
12 F 26 No Progressive Diffuse Tightening 3 Nausea/vomiting/photophobia