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General Approach

Link	Source	Year
emDOCs Podcast Episode 40: Thunderclap Headache	emDocs	2021
Thunderclap Headache	JournalFeed	2019
REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Headache	REBELEM	2022

Management

Migraine	Source	Year
Pain Profiles: ED Migraine Management – The New Kid on the “Block”	emDocs	2018
Pain Profiles: Steroids for Migraines – Reduced Recurrence, Acute Relief or No Benefit?	emDocs	2018
Migraine – A Better Steroid than Dexamethasone?	JournalFeed	2019
Prochlorperazine, Metoclopramide, and Diphenhydramine for Acute Migraine Headache	ALiEM	2018
How Effective is Magnesium in your MAGraine Cocktail?	JournalFeed	2021

Cluster	Source	Year
High-flow oxygen for treatment of cluster headache: a randomized trial	JAMA	2009

Additional Treatments	Source	Year
Haloperidol for Treatment of Headache in the Emergency Department	REBEL EM	2020

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