Abstract: Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of patients with headache in the emergency department. Methods The clinical data of 1735 patients in the emergency department suffered from headache were analyzed retrospectively. Results and Conclusion Secondary headache was common in the patients with headache in the emergency department, which was headache attributed to cranial or cervical vascular disorder, infection, or non-vascular intracranial disorder.

Key words: headache, emergency, epidemiology