55: Treating Headache in the Emergency Department

Welcome to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments™ podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice. In this episode, we spoke with Anne-Maree Kelly, MD, MClinEd, FACEM, senior emergency physician, Western Health; director, Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research; professorial fellow, the University of Melbourne; and adjunct professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology. She shared her clinical experience treating patients with headache and migraine in the emergency department (ED), offering insight into the factors that influence patient outcomes and the vital need for consensus international guidelines for ED migraine care. Episode Breakdown: 1:35 – Topline findings of a study of migraine in the ED 4:55 –The current state of guidelines for treatment and imaging  6:50 – Take-home points for emergency physicians 10:20 – State of education on headache and migraine in emergency medicine 11:40 – Neurology News Minute 14:40 – The stakeholders for developing consensus guidelines 16:30 – Additional research that is needed 19:20 – The role of experience in managing headache disorders in the ED The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here: 5-SENSE Score Validated for Seizure-Onset Zone Identification, May Improve Patient Eligibility for Epilepsy Surgery FDA Approves Daridorexant for Insomnia Treatment CMS Releases Proposed Decision for Aducanumab Coverage in Alzheimer Disease Thanks for listening to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments™ podcast. To support the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. For more neurology news and expert-driven content, visit neurologylive.com. REFERENCE Kelly AM, Kuan WS, Chu KH, et al. Epidemiology, investigation, management, and outcome of headache in emergency departments (HEAD study)–a multinational observational study. Headache. 2021;61(10):1539-1552. doi:10.1111/head.14230