Headaches are one of the most common reasons for referral to a pediatric neurologist. For children and young adults who have recurrent migraines, tension-type headaches or other types of headaches; our specialists offer a number of treatments to reduce their occurrence. Whether your child has an acute attack or needs preventive treatment and lifestyle changes, there are many therapies available.
Headaches are a chronic problem; our goal is to create a care plan to manage headaches. Together we work towards getting your headaches under better control. Our specialists can help your child enjoy a normal, healthy life.
Our Comprehensive Pediatric Headache Clinic, part of the Comprehensive Headache Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist includes a team of experts dedicated to taking the best care of pediatric patients with chronic refractory headache including patients with chronic daily headache, chronic migraine, chronic tension type headache, and cluster headache.
Our multidisciplinary team includes nationally recognized experts including:
- Pediatric Headache Specialist with Headache Medicine Fellowship Training
- Headache Certified Nurse Practitioner
- Physical Therapists trained specifically in Headache and Spine
- Health Psychologist
- Pediatric Neuropsychologists
Our team closely collaborates with:
- Neuroradiologists
- Neuropsychologists
- Neuro-ophthalmologists (Eye Doctors)
- Otolaryngologists (Ear, Nose, and Throat)
- Pain specialists
- Pediatric sleep specialist
- Pediatric gastrointestinal specialists
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Pediatric plastic surgeons
- Pediatric rheumatologists
- Pediatric psychiatry and psychology
- Researchers
Services Offered
- Occipital Nerve Blocks
- Trigger Point Injections
- Botox Injections
- Health Psychology
- Physical Therapy
- Dry Needling
- IV Infusion Clinic
When is a headache an emergency?
- Your headache comes on suddenly and is explosive or violent
- Headache with fever, stiff neck, severe neck pain, persistent vomiting or unrelenting diarrhea, loss of vision, weakness, loss of consciousness, confusion, seizure, trouble speaking
- Headache after head injury, especially if the headache gets worse
- You cannot tolerate your headache even after taking your rescue medications.
When to call your provider?
- Headache that is caused by coughing, straining, exertion, or sudden movement.
- Headache is only present or much worse upon standing.
- Concern for side effect that you are experiencing from medication prescribed.
Partners and Affiliations
We work with national and regional organizations to deliver unparalleled care to patients with these conditions. Our Comprehensive Headache Program works annually with Miles For Migraine to organize educational days for our patients and an annual fundraising race. This alliance helps us fund future research and improve the quality of life for our patients.
