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Characteristics of Primary Stabbing Headache in a Tertiary Neurological Clinic in China

Xiping Liang MD,

Xiping Liang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Guomin Ying MD,

Guomin Ying MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Qingqing Huang MD,

Qingqing Huang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Jing Wang MD,

Jing Wang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Nan Li MD,

Nan Li MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Ge Tan MD, PhD,

Ge Tan MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Tristan R. Zhang MD,

Tristan R. Zhang MD

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Zhen Huang MD,

Zhen Huang MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA

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Jiying Zhou MD, PhD,

Corresponding Author

Jiying Zhou MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Xiping Liang MD,

Xiping Liang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Guomin Ying MD,

Guomin Ying MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Qingqing Huang MD,

Qingqing Huang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Jing Wang MD,

Jing Wang MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Nan Li MD,

Nan Li MD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Ge Tan MD, PhD,

Ge Tan MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Tristan R. Zhang MD,

Tristan R. Zhang MD

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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Zhen Huang MD,

Zhen Huang MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA

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Jiying Zhou MD, PhD,

Corresponding Author

Jiying Zhou MD, PhD

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

First published: 07 February 2014

https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12361

Citations: 3

Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of primary stabbing headache (PSH) and its prevalence in a neurology outpatient center at a university hospital in China.

Methods

We surveyed patients via face-to-face interviews by physicians using a questionnaire for headache.

Results

Of 1,219 participating patients with headache, 18 (1.5%) were diagnosed with PSH. The mean age was 44.1 ± 15.5 years. The headaches were localized to a single fixed area in 61.1% of patients. The frontal cerebral regions were reported as most common areas. Fourteen patients (77.8%) suffered from moderate to severe intensity headache with a mean score of 4.3 ± 1.9 on an 11-point pain scale. Of the patients, 27.8% had accompanying symptoms with photophobia/phonophobia as the most common complaint(s). Fifty percent of patients reported trigger factors, with weather change noted as a common trigger.

Conclusion

PSH was shown to have an onset at middle age with moderate-to-severe intensity attacks localized predominantly within the first division of the trigeminal nerve. Accompanying phenomena and trigger factors were common and should be noted, implying further research to be conducted.

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