Why Choose Us
Multidisciplinary Approach | Improved Outcomes | Family-Centered Care | Continuing Follow-Up Care l Ongoing Research
Multidisciplinary Approach
The Headache Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is committed to improving the quality of life for every child.
Our skilled medical team uses a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose, treat and manage children with headaches. This collaborative approach to care combines a number of effective treatments:
- Lifestyle changes
- Behaviorial coping skills
- Medications
Each patient is thoroughly evaluated by a child neurologist, child psychologist and nurse practitioners. After the evaluation, the Headache Center team works closely with you and your child to develop a treatment plan.
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Improved Outcomes
Headaches in children have a profound effect on daily function and overall quality of life. The Headache Center medical team at Cincinnati Children's has seen the impact of headaches on school, social and family activities significantly reduce over time with treatment:
- Multidisciplinary care has improved outcomes because it focuses on many levels of headache management -- including medications, teaching new coping skills and educating the patient about the treatment plan.
- Standardized diagnostic criteria are used, along with evidence-based guidelines, to evaluate headaches.
- 80-85% of children report improvement in headaches that is maintained over time.
- School absences, per semester, are dramatically reduced after receiving treatment by the Headache Center team.
- Significant, continued improvement in headache-related disability is measured using tools developed at the Cincinnati Children's Headache Center.
Although we are proud of these results, we constantly strive to improve our treatment and outcomes through ongoing research efforts.
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The Headache Center is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate and respectful care to every patient and family. Our team of experts -- a pediatric neurologist, pediatric psychologist and nurse practitioners -- offers individualized care and attention. Plus, on-site facilities such as the Family Resource Center provide personal, comprehensive, up-to-date assistance. The Family Resource Center staff offers the most current information in response to questions related to diagnoses, medical conditions or procedures. If you would like assistance working with your child's school, the Family Resource Center can also help.
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Continuing Follow-up Care
The Headache Center team provides continuing consultative care until your child's headaches are well controlled and no longer a problem. Long-term headache management is then returned to your primary care physician.
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The Headache Center at Cincinnati Children's conducts ongoing research -- made possible by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- to develop and study cutting-edge technology for the treatment and management of headaches. As a result of this ongoing research, patients of Cincinnati Children's are among the first to benefit from new discoveries.
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