How Common Are Migraines?

How Common Are Migraines? (0:16)

Migraine is extremely common: 20% of women and 15% of men experience migraine. In this video, Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center Scripps Clinic, discusses how common migraines are.

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Extremely common, 20% of women have it, 12 to 15% of men. Essentially if you talk to your friends and family, you'll pretty much always find somebody who has a migraine.

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