Metoclopramide for Post-Traumatic Headache. A Pilot Study
Metoclopramide for Post-Traumatic Headache. A Pilot Study
Post-traumatic headache is common. We are determining short and longer-term outcomes among
 patients treated for post-traumatic headache with IV metoclopramide.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Traumatic injury to the head has occurred

 -  Headache has developed within 7 days of injury to the head

 -  Headache is not better accounted for by another diagnosis (eg, previous history of
 migraine or tension-type headache)

 -  The headache must be rated as moderate or severe in intensity at the time of initial
 evaluation.

 -  The plan of the attending emergency physician must include treatment with parenteral
 metoclopramide.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients will be excluded if more than ten days have elapsed since the head trauma, if
 the headache has already been treated with an anti-dopaminergic medication, or for
 medication contra-indications including pheochromocytoma, seizure disorder,
 Parkinson's disease, use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and use of anti-rejection
 transplant medications. Patients will not be excluded for pregnancy or breast-feeding.