Headaches in the emergency department –a survey of patients’ characteristics, facts and needs

• Published in: Journal of headache and pain Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 100 - 6
• Main Authors: Doretti, Alberto, Shestaritc, Irina, Ungaro, Daniela, Lee, John-Ih, Lymperopoulos, Loukas, Kokoti, Lili, Guglielmetti, Martina, Mitsikostas, Dimos Dimitrios, Lampl, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 05.11.2019; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Austria; Diagnosis; Emergency department; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Headache; Headache - diagnosis; Headache - drug therapy; Headache Disorders, Primary - diagnosis; Headache Disorders, Primary - drug therapy; Headaches; Humans; Inflammation; Internal Medicine; Italy; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Migraine; Migraine Disorders - diagnosis; Migraine Disorders - drug therapy; Neurology; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Pain Medicine; Patients; Primary headache; Research Article; Retrospective Studies; Secondary headache; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tryptamines - therapeutic use; Young Adult; Italy; Austria; Headache; Primary headache; Emergency department; Secondary headache; Migraine

Background and aim Headache is very often the cause for seeking an emergency department (ED). However, less is known about the different diagnosis of headache disorders in the ED, their management and treatment. The aim of this survey is to analyse the management of headache patients in two differen...