ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2019
Current Approach to Undifferentiated Headache Management in the Emergency Department.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Earmuff and eye mask in the treatment of acute primary headache in emergency department: a randomized controlled open label study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Trial
- Non-Opioid Pharmaceutical Alternatives for Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Narrative Review: Low-Dose Ketamine for Pain Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Primary Headache Approach in the Emergency Departments: A Systematic Scoping Review of Prospective Studies.Cureus · 2023Article
- Efficacy of ketamine in the treatment of migraines and other unspecified primary headache disorders compared to placebo and other interventions: a systematic review.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2021Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo discuss pharmacological interventions in the emergency department (ED) setting for the management of acute primary headache. RECENT
findingsAcute headache treatment in the ED has seen an expansion in terms of possible pharmacological interventions in recent years. After a thorough evaluation ruling out dangerous causes of headache, providers should take the patient's history, comorbidities, and prior therapy into consideration. Antidopaminergics have an established role in the management of acute, severe, headache with manageable side-effect profiles. However, recent studies suggest anesthetic and anti-epileptic drugs may play roles in headache treatment in the ED. Current literature also suggest steroids as a promising tool for emergency department clinicians combating the readmission of patients with recurrent headaches. Emergency medicine providers must be cognizant of these traditional and emerging therapies in order to optimize the care of headache patients.
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