Table 2 Headache characteristics, triggers, and associated symptoms of the patients, as well as the total number of patients

Presentation of the headache

Prominent during fasting

Prominent in the night

Prominent during exercise

Prominent with laughing

Same during daytime

Prominent with straining

Prominent in the mornings

Prominent in the cough

5(%33.3)

1 (%6.6)

3 (%20)

2(%13.3)

12 (%80)

1 (%6.6)

1 (%6.6)

1 (%6.6)

6(%33.3)

8(%44.4)

3(%16.6)

1(%5.5)

8(%44.4)

1(%5.5)

2(%11.1)

1(%5.5)

11(%33.3)

9 (%27.7)

6 (%18.1)

3 (%9)

20(%60.6)

2 (%6)

3 (%9)

2 (%6)

Headache triggers

Stress

Fatigue

Seasonal relationship

Alcohol

Fasting

Odor

Loud noise

High-intensity light

15 (%100)

15 (%100)

1 (%6.6)

-

11(%73.3)

7 (%46.6)

13(%86.6)

10(%66.6)

18(%100)

16(%88.8)

4(%22.2)

2(%11.1)

14(%77.7)

11(%61.1)

13(%72.2)

11(%61.1)

33 (%100)

31(%93.9)

5 (%15.1)

2 (%6)

25(%75.7)

18(%54.5)

26(%78.7)

21(%63.6)

Features of headache

Penetrating-Jabbing

Dull

Compressive

Throbbing

Lightning

Sudden

1 (%6.6)

2 (%13.3)

3 (%20)

14(%93.3)

-

6 (%40)

1 (%5.5)

1 (%5.5)

5 (%27.7)

16(%88.8)

-

6 (%33.3)

2 (%6)

3 (%9)

8 (%24.2)

30(%90.9)

-

12(%36.3)

Associated symptoms

Nausea

Vomiting

Photophobia

Phonophobia

Dizziness

Vertigo

Allodynia

Tinnitus

15 (%100)

7 (%46.6)

13(%86.6)

13 (%86.6

12 (%80)

1 (%6.6)

3 (%20)

2 (%13.3)

16(%88.8)

11(%61.1)

16(%88.8)

16(%88.8)

16(%88.8)

-

6 (%33.3)

1 (%5.5)

32(%96.9)

18(%54.5)

29(%87.8)

29(%87.8)

28(%84.8)

1 (%3)

9 (%27.7)

3 (%9)