Open AccessRecommendations for the management of headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Yára Dadalti Fragoso,
Marcelo Calderaro,
Marcio Nattan Portes Souza,
Patrick Emanuell Mesquita Sousa Santos,
Eduardo Henrique Ribeiro Nogueira,
Shuu Jiun Wang,
Messoud Ashina,
Stephen D. Silberstein,
Mario F. P. Peres
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-6178
DOI - 10.48208/headachemed.2020.14
Subject(s) - headaches , pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , primary care , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , outbreak , family medicine , virology , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
BackgroundDuring the novel coronavirus - COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems are facing one of its greatest challenges.ResultsSecondary headaches may need urgent care at an emergency department. Primary headaches exacerbations may require intravenous infusion. Treatment optimization is key for a better outpatient management.ConclusionWe give recommendations on when a headache patient should go to the hospital despite the current limited resources, and primary headache management aspects during the outbreak.