Ten percent of the world’s population suffers from migraines, with women suffering from the painful headaches at significantly higher rates than men, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
For National Migraine Awareness Month, Laura Kelley, media relations professional in the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Office of Communications, speaks with Danielle Wilhour, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the CU School of Medicine, about how women and men experience migraines differently and proper treatment.