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Utilization, Diagnosis, Treatment and Cost of Migraine Treatment in the Emergency Department
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 09/03/09

Friedman D et al. – This analysis supports previous studies indicating the underutilization of migraine–specific treatment in the ED, and suggests that the ED is generally used as a "last resort" when the patient's home medication fails. Because of various contraindications, migraine–specific medications may not be a treatment option in up to 50% of patients seen in the ED. Although almost all of the neuroimaging studies were justified, the radiology charges were a major contributing factor to the overall financial burden of emergency migraine care.

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