Prevalence of cluster headache in a population-based sample in Germany.
A population-based sample of 6,000 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).
Katsarava
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Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany. zaza.katsarava@uni-essen.de
Obermann
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Yoon
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Dommes
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Kuznetsova
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Weimar
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Diener
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D000328:Adult; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D018401:Sample Size; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires