• Hulusi Kececi and Sefik Dener.
• Department of Neurology, AIBU Duzce Medical Faculty, Turkey.
• Headache. 2002 Apr 1; 42 (4): 275-80.

ObjectiveTo investigate the epidemiology of migraine in Sivas, Turkey, including its prevalence, clinical characteristics, and impact according to age, sex, and socioeconomic status.MethodsThirteen hundred twenty subjects were personally interviewed by a neurologist. Each household member with headache was asked questions regarding their headaches including age at onset, frequency, duration, character, location, severity, aggravating and ameliorating factors, and prodromal and associated symptoms. Migraine diagnoses were determined in accordance with the classification criteria of the International Headache Society.ResultsMigraine was identified in 173 subjects (45 males and 128 females), and lifetime prevalence of migraine was 7.9% (95% CI, 5.66 to 10.1) in males and 17.1% (95% CI, 14 to 20) in females. Aura was reported by 1.4% of males and 3.3% of females.ConclusionMigraine prevalence in Turkey is similar to that reported in Europe and the United States.

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