Treatment of Primary Headache in the Emergency Department

• Published in: Headache Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 1026 - 1031
• Main Authors: Blumenthal MD, Harvey J., Weisz MD, FACP, Michael A., Kelly, Karen M., Mayer MD, Renae L, Blonsky MS4, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148 , USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.11.2003; Blackwell
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Drug Therapy, Combination; Emergency Medicine - standards; emergency service; Emergency Service, Hospital - standards; Female; headache; Headache Disorders - diagnosis; Headache Disorders - drug therapy; hospital; hospital, drug therapy combination, migraine, headache; Humans; Medical sciences; migraine; Migraine without Aura - drug therapy; Neurology; Oklahoma; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system; Oklahoma; Headache; Nervous system diseases; migraine; Cerebral disorder; Pain; Emergency department; Treatment; emergency service; Central nervous system disease; Neurological disorder; hospital; drug therapy combination; Cerebrovascular disease

Background.—Each year many patients present to an emergency department for treatment of acute primary headache. We investigated the diagnosis and clinical outcome of patients treated for primary headache in the emergency department. Methods.—Patients treated for acute primary headache in the emergen...