ED Pharmacotherapy of Migraine: What is the Latest?

ED Presentation - Characteristics • Symptoms • Unusually severe and/or prolonged • Not typical of usual headache • Treatment • Usual acute migraine treatment has been ineffective. • > 50% use over-the-counter “simple” analgesics; often ineffective. • Few have used migraine-specific medications (e.g. triptans, ergotamine) ................
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