Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of SUNCT and SUNA patients
| Demographic/clinical characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) [range] | 58.7 (±15.4) [20–93] |
| Sex | |
| Male | 78 (49%) |
| Female | 81 (51%) |
| Diagnoses | |
| Chronic SUNCT | 80 (50.3%) |
| Chronic SUNA | 79 (49.7%) |
| Headache duration, years, mean (SD) [range] | 14.9 (±7.19) [3–44] |
| Headache laterality | |
| Right | 90 (56.6%) |
| Left | 63 (39.6%) |
| Unilateral side variable | 6 (3.8%) |
| Headache distribution | |
| V1 | 36 (22.6%) |
| V2 | 23 (14.5%) |
| V1-V2 | 47 (29.6%) |
| V2-V3 | 22 (13.8%) |
| V1-C2 | 5 (3.1%) |
| V1-V2-V3 | 16 (10.1%) |
| V1-V2-C2 | 10 (6.3%) |
| Mean number of daily attacks, mean (SD) [range] | 70.79 (±102.16) [2–700] |
| Mean attack severity (0–10), mean (SD) [range] | 9.42 (±1.42) [6–10] |
| Mean attack duration, s, mean (SD) [range] | 85.92 (±127.16) [1–600] |
| Spontaneous and/or triggered attacks | |
| Spontaneous and triggered | 105 (66.0%) |
| Spontaneous only | 43 (27.0%) |
| Triggered only | 11 (6.9%) |
| Refractory period | |
| No | 75 (47.2%) |
| Yes | 14 (8.8%) |
| Not applicable | 43 (27.0%) |
| Patients not sure | 27 (17.0%) |
| Personal history of migraine | |
| Yes | 87 (54.7%) |
| No | 72 (45.2%) |
C2 = second cervical root; SD = standard deviation; V1 = first division of the trigeminal nerve; V2 = second division of the trigeminal nerve; V3 = third division of the trigeminal nerve.