Table 2.
Factors associated with headache outcomes. Comparison of characteristics between patients with headache improvement following aneurysm treatment to patients with no change (n = 6), worsening (n = 3) or new headaches (n = 1) revealed factors associated with headache outcomes. Patients with pretreatment migraine, more severe headaches, and with higher pretreatment anxiety were less likely to improve following aneurysm treatment. Furthermore, stent-assisted coiling of the aneurysm was associated with a lack of headache improvement
| Headaches improved (n = 19) | Headaches did not improve/new headaches (n = 10) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (SD) | 57 (11) | 53 (9) | 0.32 |
| Female (%) | 14 (74%) | 10 (100%) | 0.08 |
| Chronic migraine (%) | 2 (10.5%) | 4 (40%) | 0.06 |
| CDH (%) | 8 (42%) | 6 (60%) | 0.36 |
| Migraine (%) | 5 (26%) | 7 (70%) | 0.02 |
| Headache frequency (SD) | 44 (32) | 53 (37) | 0.50 |
| Headache severity (SD) | 4 (2) | 7 (2) | <0.01 |
| Aneurysm size mm (SD) | 7 (6) | 6 (3) | 0.85 |
| Posterior circulation (%) | 4 (21%) | 4 (40%) | 0.28 |
| Coiled (%) | 16 (84.2%) | 8 (80%) | 0.48 |
| Stent-assisted coiling (%) | 1 (5.3%) | 4 (40%) | 0.02 |
| Clipped (%) | 2 (10.5%) | 2 (20%) | 0.48 |
| MIDAS (SD) | 24 (30) | 56 (56) | 0.11 |
| BDI (SD) | 10 (10) | 17 (12) | 0.11 |
| Trait anxiety (SD) | 46 (4) | 51 (5) | 0.01 |
| Stait anxiety (SD) | 49 (5) | 50 (7) | 0.69 |
| ASC-12 (SD) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 0.23 |