Migraine incidence in 5 years: a population-based prospective longitudinal study in Turkey

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Baykan B., Ertas M., Karli N., Uluduz D., Uygunoglu U., Ekizoglu E., ...More

JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN, vol.16, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s10194-015-0589-2
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Migraine, Incidence, Headache epidemiology, CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE, TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE, FOLLOW-UP, MAJOR DEPRESSION, UNITED-STATES, PREVALENCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, IMPACT, AGE, ADOLESCENTS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The incidence of migraine has been investigated only in a few studies worldwide and it is not known in our country. We, therefore, aimed to estimate the migraine incidence in a previously accomplished population-based prevalence study sample of 5323 individuals in the year 2008.