Table 5.
Discharge from the emergency department
| Headache at discharge | |
| no | 153 (62.7) |
| yes | 91 (37.3) |
| Drugs prescription | |
| none | 107 (43.9) |
| NSAIDs | 81 (33.2) |
| paracetamol | 27 (11.1) |
| weak opioids | 19 (7.8) |
| prevention | 14 (5.8) |
| corticosteroids | 5 (2.0) |
| triptans | 4 (1.6) |
| anxiolitics | 2 (0.8) |
| antiemetics | 1 (0.4) |
| antibiotics | 1 (0.4) |
| Classes of drugs (at discharge) | |
| one | 109 (44.7) |
| two | 25 (10.2) |
| three | 3 (1.2) |
| Post-discharge investigations | |
| brain MRI + angio-MRI | 12 (4.8) |
| EEG | 2 (0.8) |
| psychiatric visit | 2 (0.8) |
| Holter blood pressure | 2 (0.8) |
EEG electroencephalogram, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs