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Purpose Headache is a frequent and problematic complaint in pediatric emergency departments (ED) that causes distress for the patients, family, and staff. Our purpose was to investigate the management of… Click to show full abstract
Purpose Headache is a frequent and problematic complaint in pediatric emergency departments (ED) that causes distress for the patients, family, and staff. Our purpose was to investigate the management of children presenting to an urban pediatric ED with headache complaints. Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients presenting between January 1 and December 31, 2013. Patients between the ages of 5 and 17 years with a discharge code of headache, migraine, or pseudotumor cerebri were included. Children with head trauma were excluded. We compared two groups of …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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