Table 1 Prevalence of migraine in bipolar disorder from previous studies
Source | Method | Sample size | Migraine prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Blehar et al. (1998) | Medical section of DIGS | N = 327 F = 186 | Total 21.1 Females 26.5 |
Cassidy and Flanagan (1957) | Self-report of headache | N = 100 | Total 49.0 |
Mahmood et al. (1999) | Self-report of IHS migraine criteria | N = 81 F = 37 | Total 25.9 Females 27.0 |
Marchesi et al. (1989) | Diagnosis by neurologist | N = 30 | Total 20.0 |
Fasmer (2001) | Administered IHS migraine criteria | N = 27 | Bipolar I 13.0 Bipolar II 77.0 |
Younes et al. (1986) | Mother’s report of past diagnosis of migraine | N = 21 | Total 28.6 Females = 0 Male = 21 |