Headache in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Observational Study from Singapore.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: There is scarce data about the epidemiology, clinical features, investigations, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome in patients attending Singapore emergency departments (EDs) with nontraumatic headache. We sought to describe these characteristics of adult patients presenting to the ED with a primary complaint of headache. Materials and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on adult patients with nontraumatic headache over 4 consecutive weeks from 18 March 2019 to 14 April 2019 across four EDs in Singapore. Exclusion criteria were history of head trauma within 48 h of presentation, missing records, interhospital transfers, representation with the same headache as a recent previous visit and headache as an associated symptom. Results: Du

SUBMITTER: Kuan WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10384407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature