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Table 3 Characteristics of new-onset headache after the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 95)

From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migraine in Japan: a multicentre cross-sectional study

 

New-onset headache (n = 95)

Headache region, n (%)

 Orbital

49 (51.6)

 Frontal

29 (30.5)

 Temporal

54 (56.8)

 Posterior

42 (44.2)

 Entire

13 (13.7)

 Others

9 (9.5)

Lateralization, n (%)

 Unilateral

56 (58.9)

 Bilateral

43 (45.3)

Headache duration, n (%)

 Less than 4 h

47 (49.5)

 4 to 72 h

29 (30.5)

 4 days or longer

19 (20.0)

Headache presentations, n (%)

 Pulsatile

62 (65.3)

 Pressing

61 (64.2)

 Sharp

15 (15.8)

 Thunderclap

5 (5.3)

Headache intensity, n (%)

 Mild

20 (21.1)

 Moderate

47 (49.5)

 Strong

28 (29.5)

 Headache days per month

8.7 ± 7.9