title: Emergency treatment of headache.
abstract: Headache is a frequent presenting complaint in the emergency department. Once a diagnosis is established, and significant organic disease can be ruled out, relief of pain must be addressed. Referral for follow-up care and narcotic habituation is a recurrent problem for the emergency physician. This article discusses the differential diagnosis of headache, evaluation of the emergency room patient, and treatment of the patient with headache.
authors.affiliation: Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Freitag
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications