Table 2.
Characters of headache pain (n = 46).
| No. (%)/Mean (Range) | |
|---|---|
| Type of CH | |
| Episodic | 39 (84.8) |
| Chronic | 7 (15.2) |
| Side | |
| Right | 23 (50) |
| Left | 23 (50) |
| Site | |
| Periorbital-temporal | 43 (93.5) |
| Frontal | 2 (4.3) |
| Occipital | 1 (2.2) |
| Season | |
| Autumn | 22 (47.8) |
| Winter | 15 (32.6) |
| Spring | 7 (15.2) |
| Summer | 2 (4.3) |
| Severity | |
| Moderate-severe | 5 (10.9) |
| Severe | 41 (89.1) |
| VAS Severity Scale | |
| Median (range) | 8.5 (7–10) |
| 7 | 3 (6.5) |
| 8 | 20 (43.5) |
| 9 | 19 (41.3) |
| 10 | 4 (8.7) |
| Character | |
| Throbbing | 35 (76.1) |
| Stabbing | 6 (13) |
| Burning | 4 (8.7) |
| Boring | 1 (2.2) |
| Duration of attack (min) | 60 (15–180) |
| Duration of the disease (years) | 10 (2–30) |
| Duration of cluster bout (weeks) | 6 (2–12) |
| Frequency | |
| Once/1 month | 4 (8.7) |
| Once/3 months | 4 (8.7) |
| Once/6 months | 1 (2.2) |
| Once/1 year | 25 (54.3) |
| Once/2 years | 10 (21.7) |
| Once/3 years | 2 (4.3) |
| Age of disease onset (years) | 29 (20–49) |
| Time taken till diagnosis (years) | 4 (0–12) |
| Associated symptoms | |
| Rhinorrhea | 46 (100) |
| Nasal congestion | 46 (100) |
| Lacrimation | 45 (97.8) |
| Aural fullness | 22 (47.8) |
| Conjunctival injection | 44 (95.7) |
| Facial sweating | 4 (8.7) |
| Ptosis | 10 (21.7) |
| Miosis | 10 (21.7) |
| Agitation | 41 (89.1) |
| Nausea/Vomiting | 28 (60.9) |
| Photophobia & phonophobia | 23 (50) |
| Associated headaches | |
| No | 33 (71.7) |
| Migraine | 8 (17.4) |
| TTH | 4 (8.7) |
| Examination/Normal | 46 (100) |
| MRI/MRA | |
| Normal | 41 (89.1) |
| Non-specific WM changes | 4 (8.7) |
| Seller cyst | 1 (2.2) |
CH, Cluster Headache; VAS, Visual Analog Scale; TTH, tension type headache; MRI, Magnetic resonance image; MRA, Magnetic resonance angiography; WM, white matter.