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Prevalence of Cluster Headache in the Republic of Georgia: Results of a Population-Based Study and Methodological Considerations

2009; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 29; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01836.x

1468-2982

Zaza Katsarava, Anna Dzagnidze, M. Kukava, E. Mirvelashvili, Mamuka Djibuti, Marina Janelidze, Rigmor Jensen, LJ Stovner, TJ Steiner,

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We present a study of the general-population prevalence of cluster headache in the Republic of Georgia and discuss the advantages and challenges of different methodological approaches. In a community-based survey, specially trained medical residents visited 500 adjacent households in the capital city, Tbilisi, and 300 households in the eastern rural area of Kakheti. They interviewed all (n = 1145) biologically unrelated adult occupants using a previously validated questionnaire. The household responses rates were 92% in Tbilisi and 100% in Kakheti. The survey identified 32 persons with possible cluster headache, who were then personally interviewed by one of two headache-experienced neurologists. Cluster headache was confirmed in one subject. The prevalence of cluster headache was therefore estimated to be 87/100,000 (95% confidence interval < 258/100,000). We used a conservative approach, which has an obvious advantage of high-quality data collection, but is very demanding of manpower and time.