Table 1 Demographics, clinical features, and EBP response rate in SIH and PDPH patients
Variables | SIH (n = 61) | PDPH (n = 44) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 40 (33–51) | 38 (29.5–53) | 0.471 |
Gender | 0.615 | ||
Male | 24 (39.3%) | 21 (47.7%) | |
Female | 37 (40.7%) | 23 (52.3%) | |
Symptom onset-diagnosis interval (days) | 10 (6–15) | 4 (3–10.5) | < 0.01 |
Time to occur a headache after sitting (minutes) | 5 (1–10) | 8 (4–10) | 0.518 |
Headache intensity (0–10) | 7 (5–9) | 7 (6–8) | 0.651 |
Associated phenomena | |||
Nausea | 32 (52.5%) | 19 (43.2%) | 0.317 |
Vomiting | 15 (24.6%) | 6 (13.6%) | 0.240 |
Auditory symptoms | 12 (19.7%) | 3 (6.8%) | 0.060 |
Dizziness | 5 (8.2%) | 3 (6.8%) | 0.661 |
CSF opening pressure (cmH2O) | 5.5 (3–8) (n = 40) | 6.5 (4–9) (n = 22) | 0.188 |
Hospitalization period (days) | 7 (5–9.25) | 6 (4–8.5) | 0.087 |
Treatment | 0.015 | ||
Conservative management | 18 (29.5%) | 24 (54.5%) | |
EBP once | 20 (32.8%) | 14 (31.8%) | |
EBP twice | 17 (27.9%) | 2 (4.5%) | |
EBP three times | 3 (4.9%) | 4 (9%) | |
EBP four times | 3 (4.9%) | 0 (0%) |