Prevalence of Cluster Headache in a Population-Based Sample in Germany

A population-based sample of 6000 inhabitants of the city of Essen in Germany was screened using a standard questionnaire for possible cluster headache (CH). Fifty-six percent responded (N = 3336, 50.5% of them women, mean age 44.7 ± 12.7 years). All suspected cases (N = 182) were interviewed by a n...

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Published inCephalalgia Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. 1014 - 1019
Main Authors Katsarava, Z, Obermann, M, Yoon, M-S, Dommes, P, Kuznetsova, J, Weimar, C, Diener, HC
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2007
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Adult
Cluster headache
Cluster Headache - diagnosis
Cluster Headache - epidemiology
epidemiology
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Population Dynamics
Prevalence
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Sample Size
Surveys and Questionnaires
Germany
epidemiology
prevalence
Cluster headache
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Summary:A population-based sample of 6000 inhabitants of the city of Essen in Germany was screened using a standard questionnaire for possible cluster headache (CH). Fifty-six percent responded (N = 3336, 50.5% of them women, mean age 44.7 ± 12.7 years). All suspected cases (N = 182) were interviewed by a neurologist. Four subjects with CH (three men) were identified. The 1-year prevalence of CH was estimated to be 119/100 000 (95% confidence interval 3, 238/100 000).
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ISSN:0333-1024
1468-2982
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01380.x