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Prevalence of headache in Europe: a review for the Eurolight project

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Stovner, Lars Jacob, Andree, Colette·2010·The Journal of Headache and Pain
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0217-0PMC PMC2917556
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The main aim of the present study was to do an update on studies on headache epidemiology as a preparation for the multinational European study on the prevalence and burden of headache and investigate the impact of different methodological issues on the results. The study was based on a previous study, and a systematic literature search was performed to identify the newest studies. More than 50% of adults indicate that they suffer from headache in general during the last year or less, but when asked specifically about tension-type headache, the prevalence was 60%. Migraine occurs in 15%, chronic headache in about 4% and possible medication overuse headache in 1-2%. Cluster headache has a lifetime prevalence of 0.2-0.3%. Most headaches are more prevalent in women, and somewhat less prevalent in children and youth. Some studies indicate that the headache prevalence is increasing during the last decades in Europe. As to methodological issues, lifetime prevalences are in general higher than 1-year prevalences, but the exact time frame of headache (1 year, 6 or 3 months, or no time frame stated) seems to be of less importance. Studies using personal interviews seem to give somewhat higher prevalences than those using questionnaires.

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Authors
Stovner, L. J., & Andree, C.
Affiliations
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Corresponding author
Stovner, Lars Jacob
ORCID
Stovner, Lars Jacob
Venue
The Journal of Headache and Pain
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2010-05-16
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
289-299
ISSN
  • 1129-2369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1129-2377
DOI
10.1007/s10194-010-0217-0
PMC
PMC2917556
OpenAlex
W2084937412
Cited by
580
References
92
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FWCI
4.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The Journal of Headache and Pain (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Keywords
headache prevalence, tension-type headache, migraine, chronic headache, medication overuse headache, cluster headache, sex differences in headache, lifetime prevalence
MeSH terms
Europe, Humans, Global Health, Prevalence, Headache Disorders

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