Aims The aim of the study was to ascertain whether the assessment and management of
non-traumatic headache in the acute setting is compliant with the current National Institute …

Objective.—To determine the impact and efficacy of a clinical pathway in the management of
patients with nontraumatic and afebrile headache (NTAH) in the emergency department …

This clinical policy focuses on critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients
with acute headache. A MEDLINE search was performed, abstracts were reviewed, and …

This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians is an update of a
2002 clinical policy on the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the …

Objectives: To identify the causes of acute headache presenting to the emergency
department (ED), assess the adequacy of history, examination, and investigation, and …

Over 10 million patients per year visit their primary care physician or emergency department
(ED) with a chief complaint of headache. 39 Most of these headaches have a benign cause …

Headache, or cephalgia, is the fifth most common primary complaint of patients presenting to
an emergency department (ED) in the United States, representing more than 3 million …

Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute
medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine …

Most patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache have migraine.
A minority have life‐threatening disorders such as subarachnoid haemorrhage or bacterial …

Objective.—To provide to emergency department (ED) physicians with guidelines for
diagnosis of patients with nontraumatic headaches. Background.—Many patients present to …