The potential to prevent unnecessary emergency department visits by timely diagnosis of migraine–A prospective observational study
Half of the migraine patients (50%) presenting in the ER for headache could have been diagnosed earlier. This highlights the need for better detection and treatment of migraine by pre-hospital healthcare providers, as earlier diagnosis and specific acute treatment could have prevented the ER visit.
Authors
- Simon Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-6102)
- Urs Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-4051)
- Christoph J. Schankin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-6098)
- Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-5170)
- Beat Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-2470)
- Mattia Branca
- Hristina Drangova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-9121)
- Nicole Kofmel
- David Gloor
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312106
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39