there are more than 45 million headahce sufferers in the United States
average number of migraine attacks per year for women is 37.4 and 34 for men
58% of migraine attacks require some bed rest for a total of 112 million migraine related bedridden days per year for the US population
migraineurs report misdiagnosis and a belief that their physicians weren't helping as reasons for not seeing a doctor about their headaches
25% of migrainerus have four or more attacks per month
by age 15, 15% of all teens have experienced a migraine attack
24% of migraineurs report seeking emergency room treatment for their attacks
average migraineur loses 245 hours per year due to attacks, 84 hours coming from lost work time
migraine cost to employers is estimated at $13 billion annually
only 11% of headache sufferers consult a neurologist for evaluation or treatment
two thirds of headache sufferers remain undiagnosed
most headache sufferers experience two or more concurrent headache types
chronic headache sufferers use two and one half the number of prescriptions as non-chronic headache individuals
in terms of cluster headache... diagnosis was delayed on average 6.6 years from time of onset an average of 4.3 physicians were seen before corect diagnosis was made the average number of incorrect diagnoses was 3.9
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