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Overview
The prevalence of cluster headache is approximately 3 to 150 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.*Worldwide Prevalence of patient with secondary headache is approximately 18%. The prevalence of Migraine headache is estimated to be 12 to 15 percent of general population.The prevalence of frequent episodic tension type headache is 21.6 percent.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- The prevalence of cluster headache is approximately 3 to 150 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
- Worldwide Prevalence of patient with secondary headache is approximately 18%.[2]
- The prevalence of Migraine headache is estimated to be 12 to 15 percent of general population.[3]
- The prevalence of frequent episodic tension type headache is 21.6 percent.[4]
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop headache.
- Cluster commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40years of age. [5]
- The incidence of tension type headache peaked in the fourth decade.[4]
Race
- Cluster headache usually affects women of the Aferican -American and Caucasians.[6]
Gender
- women are more commonly affected by migraine than men.
- Men are more commonly affected by cluster than women. The male to female ratio is approximately 2.5 to 1.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wei DY, Yuan Ong JJ, Goadsby PJ (2018). "Cluster Headache: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Diagnosis". Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 21 (Suppl 1): S3–S8. doi:10.4103/aian.AIAN_349_17. PMC 5909131. PMID 29720812.
- ↑ Do TP, Remmers A, Schytz HW, Schankin C, Nelson SE, Obermann M; et al. (2019). "Red and orange flags for secondary headaches in clinical practice: SNNOOP10 list". Neurology. 92 (3): 134–144. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006697. PMC 6340385. PMID 30587518.
- ↑ Lipton RB, Stewart WF, Diamond S, Diamond ML, Reed M (2001). "Prevalence and burden of migraine in the United States: data from the American Migraine Study II". Headache. 41 (7): 646–57. doi:10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.041007646.x. PMID 11554952.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russell MB, Levi N, Saltyte-Benth J, Fenger K (2006). "Tension-type headache in adolescents and adults: a population based study of 33,764 twins". Eur J Epidemiol. 21 (2): 153–60. doi:10.1007/s10654-005-6031-3. PMID 16518684.
- ↑ Weaver-Agostoni J (2013). "Cluster headache". Am Fam Physician. 88 (2): 122–8. PMID 23939643.
- ↑ Reed C, Gordon S (1966). "Anaemia and polycythaemia in haemorrhagic telangiectasia". Med J Aust. 1 (11): 449–51. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1966.tb72472.x. PMID 5909131.