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Second-line interventions for migraine in the emergency department: A narrative review.

Farnam KaziMallika ManyapuMaha FakherddineKumelachew MekuriaBenjamin W Friedman
Published in: Headache (2021)
There are no evidence-based second-line treatments of migraine in the ED setting. For patients with migraine, who fail to improve after treatment with a first-line medication, it is reasonable to use an intravenous NSAID or intravenous acetaminophen. Alternatively, clinicians adept at performing a GONB may offer this treatment.
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