• Migraine disease and other headache disorders affect a huge percentage of Americans...
  • Headache disorders are the most prevalent neurological disorders, affecting more than 90% of all Americans.
  • Migraine afflicts approximately 36 million Americans annually, including 25 percent of middle-aged women and 19 percent of veterans of the Iraq war.
  • A quarter of American families contain someone with Migraine.
  • Four percent of Americans experience headache pain more than four hours per day for more than 15 days per month.
  • Cluster headache is as prevalent as multiple sclerosis, and these attacks are among the most severe pain conditions known.
• Migraine disease and other headache disorders are among the most costly and disabling medical conditions...
  • The US annual direct and indirect economic costs of headache disorders exceed $31 billion.
  • Headache disorders are responsible for nine percent of all US lost labor productivity.
  • According to a World Health Organization analysis, Migraine alone is responsible for at least one percent of the total US medical disability burden, and severe Migraine attacks are as disabling as quadriplegia.

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Resources:

Headache Disorders Fact Sheet. Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy. 2008.

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