Dexamethasone for Post Traumatic Headache
Dexamethasone for Post Traumatic Headache
This is a randomized study of intravenous metoclopramide + intravenous dexamethasone versus
 intravenous metoclopramide for patients with acute post-traumatic headache.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Included patients will be adults who meet International Classification of Headache
 Disorders criteria for acute post-traumatic headache. These are as follows:

 -  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, migraine or
 tension-type headache)

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

 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 allergies or contra-indications including pheochromocytoma, seizure
 disorder, Parkinson's disease, use of MAO inhibitors, and use of anti-rejection
 transplant medications.