Intravenous administration of metoclopramide by 2 min bolus vs 15 min infusion: does it affect the improvement of headache while reducing the side effects?

PARLAK I., ERDUR B., PARLAK M., ERGIN A., TURKCUER I., Tomruk O., ...More

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.83, no.984, pp.664-668, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 83 Issue: 984
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.057570
  • Journal Name: POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.664-668
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect ( alleviation of vascular type headache) and side effects of a slow intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 15 min compared with those effects of a bolus intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 2 min in the treatment of patients with recent onset vascular type headache.