Natalie Bresee, Mary Aglipay, Alexander Sasha Dubrovsky, Andrée-Anne Ledoux, Franco Momoli, Jocelyn Gravel, Stephen B Freedman, Karen Barlow, Lawrence Richer, Nicholas J Barrowman, Roger Zemek
OBJECTIVE: There is a lack of definitive pediatric literature on effective pharmacotherapy for persistent post-concussion headache symptoms. This study assessed whether acute metoclopramide treatment in the Emergency Department (ED) was associated with a reduction in persistent headache in children at 1- and 4-weeks post-concussion. METHODS: Children aged 8-17years with acute concussion presenting to 9-Canadian Pediatric EDs were enrolled in a prospective cohort study, from August 2013-June 2015...
April 7, 2018: American Journal of Emergency Medicine