Epidemiological study of headaches in the Emergency Department of the Neurological Clinic of the Hospital Eginition during 2010-2012

Abstract

The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the demographic and diagnostic characteristics
of 906 patients with headache at the emergency department of neurological clinic of Eginition Hospital
between January 2010 - January 2012. The tension-type headache was the most common type of primary
headache, followed by migraine and cluster headache. We also found a statistically significant relationship
between headache and stress. The recording of the epidemiological characteristics of these patients and
the type of headache is essential for understanding the burden of headache in clinical practice of emergency and the National Health System. Therefore it is necessary the introduction of a specific protocol
headache management which ensure rapid and accurate diagnosis and management of these patients.