Estudo recente publicado na revista Cephalagia mostra que a cefaleia em Salvas afeta 0,1% da população da República da Georgia. O estudo foi feito em uma amostra muito reduzida, estimando-se a prevalencia da cefaleia em salvas em 87/100.000 habitantes, cerca de 0,1 %. Outros estudos mostraram que a prevalencia da cefaleia em salvas é um pouco maior, de 0,4 a 1%, abaixo o resumo do artigo:
ABSTRACT
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.