Droperidol for acute migraine headache

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 398-400

  Richman, Peter B ^a   Reischel, Ulrich ^a   Ostrow, Alexander ^a   Irving, Carol ^a   Ritter, Albert ^a   Allegra, John ^a   Eskin, Barnet ^a   Szucs, Paul ^a   Nashed, Ashraf H ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Butyrophenone; Droperidol; Emergency Department; Headache; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ADULT; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032789965     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90096-7     Document Type: Article

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