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Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2015

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O062. Post ambulatory surgery headache in patients affected from primary headaches: a comparison with the general population

Authors: Giovanni F Manfredi, Francesco De Cesaris, Eugenia Tomas Roldan

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2015

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Primary headaches, such as tension-type headache and migraine, are very common. Migraine is one of the most weakening diseases, especially in women[1]. Ambulatory surgery consists in performing some surgical procedures, in selected patients, with discharge from the hospital the same working day[2]. After discharge, some complications may occur at home, above all, pain, nausea, vomiting and headache. We detected the predominance of headache at home in women affected from primary headaches compared to the general population, and its correlation with both anesthesia, the medications usually taken for headache and the drugs given during the intraoperative period. …
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Title
O062. Post ambulatory surgery headache in patients affected from primary headaches: a comparison with the general population
Authors
Giovanni F Manfredi
Francesco De Cesaris
Eugenia Tomas Roldan
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-16-S1-A123

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