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.

 

Patient Coordinator
Tiffany Polk
Phone 310-206-7226
Fax 310-206-6906

Outpatient Clinic
300 Medical Plaza Suite B300

Directions to Clinic

New Patient Consultations Require:
1. Referral from a physician or other health care provider.

2. Registration to obtain a UCLA patient ID number (Call 310-825-2631 if you do not already have a UCLA ID number)

3. Completion of new patient questionnaire