Posted by Bob Kipple (12.77.216.178) on August 14, 1999 at 17:48:43:
In Reply to: CH Stats. posted by Judi Mosley on August 14, 1999 at 16:29:55:
Hi Judi,
Judy and I have been married for 40+ years and have known each other for almost 46. I Think we know the "important" diffs. (snicker) :-) :-) :-). Seriously, I think your stat came from a time when the "profession" wrongly believe CH was a male illness and SOOOOO many ladies were misdiagnosed. After all, women get migraines, don't they. I do believe that a stat representative of a large population group would be representative of the world, excluding any ethnic group not susceptible to CH, if such a group even exists. Another point is that in developing nations, the nonexistence of PCs, web sites AND misdiagnosis go hand in hand. We in the "advanced" nations are still subject to blatent misdiagnoses, re the recent post "I am so mad..." from the gal who's neuro refused to treat her for CH because they were SOOOOO rare in women. I am truely concerned that there are CHers not being treated because of outdated stereotypes. Ok, nuff venting on one of my favorite subjects. Good luck.
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Kip