The aim of this project is to determine if a single dose of oral dexamethasone at the time of
discharge from the emergency department (ED) [after successful treatment] prevents rebound
headache.
Hypothesis: That single dose oral dexamethasone 8mg reduces the proportion of patients who
suffer rebound headache after treatment for migraine in the ED.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research