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Table 1 Headache characteristics of SLE patients

From: Headache in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics, brain MRI patterns, and impact

Variable

Patients with headache (no = 31)

Type of headache, no (%)

 Migraine

15(48.4)

 TTH

11(35.5)

 Cluster headache

3(9.7)

 ICT headache

1(3.2)

 Intractable headache

1(3.2)

VAS for headache severity

Median (IQR), [range]

6.0 (4–7), [3–9]

HIT-6 for headache impact

Median (IQR), [Range]

52.0 (46–66), [36–78]

  1. TTH tension-type headache, ICT intra-cranial tension, VAS visual analog scale, IOR inter-quartile range, HIT-6 the six-item headache impact test