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We aimed to investigate the prevalence, clinical features, and predictors of post-pipeline headache and to internally validate a structured scoring system for this entity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this single-center cohort study, we included consecutive adult patients undergoing FD treatment for UIAs between 2021 and 2025. Headache characteristics before and after treatment were assessed using structured interviews. A composite post-procedural headache score was developed to identify post-pipeline headache (\n                      <jats:italic>post-pipe score<\/jats:italic>\n                      ). Content validity index (CVI) was\u00a0calculated. Diagnostic performance was assessed with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis against independent neurologist classifications. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of post-procedural headache.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 137 patients (mean age 58.3\u2009\u00b1\u200912.7\u00a0years; 19% male), post-pipeline headache occurred in 29 (21.2%), including 12 patients with new-onset headache and 17 with worsening of pre-existing headache. The scoring system demonstrated excellent content validity (CVI\u2009=\u20090.96) and good diagnostic discrimination across raters (AUC range 0.84\u20130.91), supporting a threshold\u2009\u2265\u20099 points\u00a0to identify post-pipeline headache. Larger aneurysm neck size was independently associated with post-procedural headache (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.04\u20132.07,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.025), while dome size was also larger in patients with post-pipeline headache (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.042).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Post-pipeline headache is a common\u00a0clinical phenomenon affecting approximately one-fifth of patients following FD treatment for UIAs. Larger aneurysm neck size appears to be an independent predictor\u00a0of post-pipeline headache, supporting a potential role for local vascular remodeling and inflammatory mechanisms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00415-026-13863-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,27]],"date-time":"2026-05-27T15:30:13Z","timestamp":1779895813000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Post-pipeline headache after flow-diverting stenting for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: clinical, radiological findings, and proposed scoring system"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"273","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6016-3141","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marina","family":"Romozzi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matteo","family":"Palermo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monica","family":"Ferrante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Federico","family":"Tosto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Funcis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raffaele","family":"Turano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luigi Francesco","family":"Iannone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catello","family":"Vollono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Frisullo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paolo","family":"Calabresi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iacopo","family":"Valente","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"D\u2019Argento","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Alexandre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Garignano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alessandro","family":"Pedicelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,27]]},"reference":[{"issue":"7","key":"13863_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"626","DOI":"10.1016\/S1474-4422(11)70109-0","volume":"10","author":"MH Vlak","year":"2011","unstructured":"Vlak MH, Algra A, Brandenburg R, Rinkel GJ (2011) Prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, with emphasis on sex, age, comorbidity, country, and time period: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 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