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Pain Profiles

Pain Profiles: ED Migraine Management – The New Kid on the “Block”

Last month, a long-anticipated trial on ED migraine treatment came out evaluating the use of greater occipital nerve blocks (GONB) in the ED for refractory migraines. This edition of Pain Profiles looks at migraines, what we know about migraine treatment, and what nerve blocks bring to the table.

practice updates

Thunderclap Headache – Pearls and Pitfalls

A thunderclap headache is defined by sudden, severe pain. The classic teaching in medical school is that a “thunderclap” headache is pathognomonic for subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, only 11-25% of TCHs are due to SAH. What else should you consider when a patient presents with a TCH?