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Headache Center

The Headache Center at UCSD Medical Center offers a full range services to patients with headache syndromes. Our board-certified faculty have extensive training in the diagnosis, management and treatment of:

Additionally, we seek to identify and treat any underlying medical conditions that may present as routine headache. 

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Diagnosis and Treatment

New patients are interviewed to obtain a detailed history of their headache syndrome. A neurologic exam is then performed and, pending the results of the exam, an MRI may be ordered to rule out headaches caused by medical conditions, including temporal arteritis, pseudotumor cerebri, hydrocephalus. Once we are assured that the headache is not related to an underlying medical condition, the neurologist will discuss available treatment options. 

To schedule an appointment, call (858) 657-8540.

Headache Center
Perlman Medical Office
9350 Campus Point Drive, Ste. LL-B
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 657-8540