Intramuscular tramadol vs. diclofenac sodium for the treatment of acute migraine attacks in emergency department: A prospective, randomised, double-blind study

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 143-148

  Engindeniz, Zulfi ^a   Demircan, Celaleddin ^a   Karli, Necdet ^a   Armagan, Erol ^a   Bulut, Mehtap ^a   Aydin, Tayfun ^a   Zarifoglu, Mehmet ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Migraine treatment; Randomised controlled trial; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DATA COLLECTION; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21444459250     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-005-0169-y     Document Type: Article

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