The Impact of Migraines in Spain: Leading Cause of Disability in Adults Under 50

There are more than 5 million people in Spain who suffer from migraines, of which more than 1.5 million have headaches more than 15 days a month. Migraine is a headache condition with more than 180,000 new cases per year in Spain. This makes migraine the leading cause of disability or disability in adults under 50 years of age in Spain.

Migraine (in Spanish: migraña) is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of severe headache that is throbbing and often accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, and in three out of ten patients also neurological symptoms which are called ‘aura’. ‘Aura’ can manifest itself in visual disturbances, sensory disturbances or speech disturbances.

Migraine attacks are very intense and hinder the patient’s daily life. The degree of disability depends on the frequency of the headache episodes. People with chronic migraines, who have headaches more than 15 days per month, usually experience the greatest degree of disability or disability.

Migraine is one of the most common headache disorders in Spain. The condition can occur at any age and in any type of person, but occurs in approximately 80% of cases in women between the ages of 20 and 50. Women also experience migraines more often than men at other stages of life, for example 9% of European girls have migraines, compared to 5% of European boys.

The high number migraine cases combined with the high degree of disability it causes (more than 50% of people with migraine have a severe or very severe degree of disability) has made migraine the leading cause of disability in adults under 50 years of age in Spain.

It is estimated that more than 40% of people with migraines in Spain are still undiagnosed. One of the main consequences of this is that many patients self-treat or do not have access to the right treatment. More than 50% of people with migraines treat themselves with over-the-counter pain relievers.

2023-09-19 05:25:00
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