TY - JOUR T1 - BET 2: Dexamethasone for reduction of migraine recurrence JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 165 LP - 166 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2012-202190.3 VL - 30 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2013/02/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/2/165.abstract N2 - Report by: Andrew Neill, Registrar Emergency Medicine Search checked by: Domhnall Brannigan, Consultant Emergency Medicine Institution: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether the administration of dexamethasone reduced the risk of recurrence of migraine headaches at 24 h. Three hundred and fifteen articles were found using the reported search including two systematic reviews and meta-analyses. A total of nine trials was included between the two meta-analyses. One trial was included in both analyses from the abstract data but had subsequently been published with further patient data. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are … ER -