Our faculty provide consultations for patients with headache, facial pain, and related symptoms. Our evaluation of patients includes:

Diagnosis - The first step in the best management of headache disorders is an accurate diagnosis. Making this diagnosis involves collecting information about a patient history, performing a neurological examination, and obtaining any necessary tests (such as scans or blood tests).

Identification of exacerbating factors - Headache disorders can be made worse by a variety of environmental conditions, lifestyle habits, or medications. In some patients, relatively minor changes to address these exacerbating factors can lead to a substantial improvement in headache frequency and severity.

Acute therapy - This refers to treatments that are used to stop a headache attack when it occurs. The goal is to provide patients with a plan for how to most effectively respond to a headache episode once it has begun.

Preventive therapy - This refers to treatments that are used on a daily basis to prevent headache episodes from occurring. Preventive therapy is typically reserved for patients for whom headaches occur frequently, or are inadequately treated with acute therapy.