IV Dexamethasone for Acute Migraine

A randomized trial of dexamethasone 10 mg IV in 205 adult patients presenting with acute migraine to an emergency department (ED) found 25% of those with acute migrainebecame pain-free for at least 24 hours compared to 19% of those given placebo (p=0.34).

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Main Author: J Gordon Millichap (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:A randomized trial of dexamethasone 10 mg IV in 205 adult patients presenting with acute migraine to an emergency department (ED) found 25% of those with acute migrainebecame pain-free for at least 24 hours compared to 19% of those given placebo (p=0.34).
Item Description:1043-3155
2166-6482
10.15844/pedneurbriefs-21-12-5