Examining the utility of in-clinic "rescue" therapy for acute migraine

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 939-943

  Morey, Veronica ^b   Rothrock, John F ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Migraine

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; KETOROLAC; LORAZEPAM; NALBUPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 44849112185     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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