Attacks that responded to sumatriptan nasal spray (n = 28)
| WHO/HIS category | Total No headaches | 30 minute response | 2 hour response | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil or mild headache (%) | Nil headache (%) | Nil or mild headache (%) | Nil headache (%) | ||
| Treatment response at each time epoch was measured by two criteria: (a) initial severity moderate or severe to subsequent intensity nil or mild; (b) stricter criteria of initial severity moderate to severe to subsequent nil headache. | |||||
| Migraine with aura | 7 | 4 (57%) | 2 (29%) | 6 (86%) | 5 (71%) |
| Migraine without aura | 10 | 9 (90%) | 8 (80%) | 10 (100%) | 9 (90%) |
| Non-migraine headache | 11 | 5 (45%) | 1 (9%) | 8 (72%) | 4 (36%) |