How common is migraine with aura?
In a given year in the United States, the prevalence of migraine with aura is 5.3% in women (30.8% of female migraineurs) and 1.9% in men (32% of male migraineurs).
As many as 81% of those having migraine with aura also have attacks of migraine without aura.
The reported age of onset is between a mean of 11.9 years (range, 4 to 17) and a mean of 21 years (range, 5 to 77).
In one study, 54.9% of patients suffered less than one attack per month, and 9.7% reported more than three attacks per month.
