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

• Published in: Cephalalgia 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...