M. Munoz et al., PREVALENCE OF HEADACHE IN A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE POPULATION IN A FRENCH DEPARTMENT (HAUTE-VIENNE - LIMOUSIN), Headache, 33(10), 1993, pp. 521-523
In 1986-1987, a neuroepidemiologic survey was undertaken to study the
prevalence of the most frequently encountered neurologic disorders. an
d in particular headache, in a representative sample of the population
in the Haute-Vienne Department (Limousin). A door-to-door survey was
made using a protocol developed by the W.H.O. at the beginning of the
1980's. The calculated prevalences (according to Poisson's distributio
n) per 100,000 inhabitants were 5,059 for nonmigraine headache, and 4,
270 for migraine headache. This disorder preferentially affected young
adults and essentially involved females. It was the most frequently e
ncountered disorder (50%) during the different surveys of similar meth
odology.