Table 2.

Differences between Linear Headache (LH) and Epicrania Fugax (EF) in demographic and clinical features

	Epicrania fugax[1],[2]	Linear headache
Mean age at onset (years)	46	40
Age range at onset (years)	23-84	21 to 63
Female/Male ratio	Female > Male	Female = Male
Spread of pain	100%	No
Zig-zag trajectory	Occasional	No
Pain character	Electric, stabbing	Distending, pressure-like
Accompaniments	Occasional, ocular, nasal	Common, vestibular and gastrointestinal
Usual attack duration	1-2 s	Half day to one day
Range of duration	1-10s	5 minutes to 2 weeks
Severity of pain	Moderate	Moderate to severe
Triggers	Stess, staying up late, noise, depression, resting after physical activity	Touch on the specific area (stemming area)
Interictal pain or tenderness of the trajectory	Half patients	No
Interictal dizziness of the ipsilateral hemisphere	No	Common
Treatment requirement	Some cases	Most cases
Response to flunarizine	No report	Common
Response to sodium valproate	No report	Common
Response to carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine	Well response	No response