Hello Ukiyoe,
I have found numerous hospitals that treat headaches of all kinds.
Switzerland
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Dr. R. Sztajzel
Neurology Department
Geneva University Hospital,
24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14
Switzerland
e-mail: Roman.Sztajzel @hcuge.ch
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050219/bob8.asp
Denmark
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Department of Neurology,
University of Copenhagen,
Glostrup Hospital,
DK-2600 Glostrup
Denmark
Tel: +45 43 233050
Fax: +45 43 233926
Email: tfelt@inet.uni2.dk
R.A. Jensen, MD., Ph.D.
Dept. of Neurology
Glostrop Hospital
Univ. of Copenhagen
Glostrup, Denmark
Jes Olesen, M.D., Prof.
Dept. of Neurology
Copenhagen/Glostrup Hospital
2600 Glostrup, Denmark
http://www.smi.auc.dk/HBMCI/brainwww/europe.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11180754&dopt=Abstract
Germany
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B.B. Bromm, Dr. med.
Institute of Physiology
Univ. Hospital Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Manfred Zimmermann, M.D., Prof.
II Physiologisches Insitut
Universitat Heidelberg
69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Chairperson:
Stefan Evers, MD PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Münster
Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33
48129 Münster
Germany
Email: everss@uni-muenster.de
Fax +49-251-8348181
Phone +49-251-8348016
Secretary:
Achim Frese, MD
Department of Neurology
University of Münster
Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33
48129 Münster
Germany
Email: fresea@uni-muenster.de
http://www.efns.org/content.php?myaction=viewsub-1-35-80
Dr Wolf Diemer
Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes
Feldstr. 10, D-17498 Neuenkirchen-Leist III
Germany
Tel: 0171/4014480
diemer-w@mail.uni-greifswald.de
Bundesverband Deutsche Schmerzhilfe
Sietwende 20, D-21720 Grünendeich
Germany
Tel: 04142/810-434
ruediger.fabian.schmerzhilfe@t-online.de
Dr Andreas Kopf
Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Klinikum Benjamin Franklin
Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin
Germany
Tel: 030/8445-2731
kopf@ukbf.fu-berlin.de
ProfesssorWilfred Nix
Neurologische Klinik, Universität Mainz
Langenbeckstr. 1, D-55101 Mainz
Germany
Tel: 06131/172224
nix@mail.uni-mainz.de
Klinik für Anästhesiologie,
Klinikum Benjamin Franklin
Hindenburgdamm 30, D-12200 Berlin
Germany
Tel: 030/84452731
cstein@medizin.fu-berlin.de
You can make an appointment for a consultation or for admission by
calling the secretariat of Professor H.J. Buhr at the following
number: 030 - 8445 2541
http://www.medizin.fu-berlin.de/chi/en/index.html
Austria
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Rudolf F Morawetz, MD.
Dept. of Anesthesiology
Univ. of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
France
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Jean Claude Willer, Prof.
Lab. Neurophysiology
Fac. Med. Pitie-Salpetriere
75013 Paris, France
Jean-Marie Besson, DSc., Prof.
Centre Natonal de la Recherche Scienifique,
INSRM, unit 161
2, rue d'Alesia,
75014 Paris, Fance
Francois Boureau, MD.
Centre Traitement Douleur, Hopital St. Antoine,
184 rue du Faubourg, 75571 Paris, France
U.K.
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P.D. Wall, Ph.D., Prof.
Dept. of Physiology
St. Thomas Hospital
London SE1-7EH, U.K.
Pain Management Service,
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, LE1 5WW U.K.
Tel: +44 116 258 5653
Fax:+44 116 258 7528
E-mail: wreake@aol.com
?EFIC, the European Federation of IASP Chapters), is a
multidisciplinary professional organization in the field of pain
science and medicine, made up of the European chapters of IASP
(International Association for the Study of Pain), including Israel
and Turkey.
* Established in 1993, EFIC's 25 constituent chapters represent over
12,000 scientists, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists
and other healthcare professionals across Europe who study pain and
treat patients in pain.
* EFIC's aims are to advance research, education, clinical management
and professional practice related to pain, and to serve as an
authoritative, scientifically based resource concerning policy issues
related to pain and its management.
http://www.efic.org/european_ini_onpain.htm
http://www.efic.org/about_efic.htm
King's College Hospital
?Headache Patients referred from primary care with headaches are seen
in the general neurology clinics and advice given on optimal
treatment. There is also a tertiary headache clinic providing a
specialist service for patients with refractory chronic headache
syndromes including migraine, chronic daily headache, tension
headache, cluster headache and facial neuralgias, usually referred
from other neurologists. Advice is given on treatment and some
patients may be recruited into trials of new treatments for headache.?
1st floor
Mapother House site
Mapother House, De Crespigny Park, London
Tel: 020-7848 6971 Fax: 020-7848 6969.
Posts to:
Neurology,
King's College Hospital,
Denmark Hill,
London,
SE5 9RS
http://www.kingsch.nhs.uk/clinical/clinical.asp?id=82
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/medicine/index.html
?"A variety of novel questionnaires already exist to assess the
efficacy of migraine therapies in headache sufferers2," said Andrew J.
Dowson, MD, The King?s College Headache Service, King's College
Hospital, London, UK, and coordinating physician. "However, experience
from their use in daily clinical practice demonstrates that patients
often find them too complicated to use without supervision. This new
questionnaire ? employing only four questions which can be answered in
less than a minute ? provides a brief, simple tool to assess outcomes
of medication used in the management of migraine in primary care."
http://www.librapharm.com/bin/news/upload_dir/CMRO%20release_PA.pdf
Ireland
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G.D. Baxter, Ph.D.
Biomedical Sciences Research Centre
University of Ulster
BT37 0QB, N. Ireland
"EuroPain" (The European Collaborative Group for Pain Research)
http://www.uuclinic.ulster.ac.uk/
http://www.ulster.ac.uk/
http://www2.ulster.ac.uk/staff/pr.flatt.html
Italy
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OSPEDALE CIVILE DI ESTE
Contact Information:
Tel. 0429 618111
http://www.corriere.it/sportello-cancro/db/ospedali/a660386.shtml
Headache and Comorbidity Center (Dr. D?Andrea, D. Fortin), Department
of Clinical Pathology, Este-Monselice Hospital, and Research and
Innovation Company (Drs. Terrazzino and Leon), Padova, Headache Center
(F. Perini), Neurology Department, Vicenza Hospital, Institute of
Neurology (Dr. Granella), University of Parma, and Headache Center
(Dr. Bussone), Neurological Institute "C. Besta," Milan, Italy.
Dr. G. D?Andrea, Headache and Comorbidity Center, Department of
Clinical Pathology, Este-Monselice Hospital, via San Fermo 10, 35042
Este (PD), Italy; e-mail: giovinavi@libero.it
Rome
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Vittorio Di Piero, MD., Ph.D.
V Clinica Neurologica
Dip Scienze Neurologiche
00198 Roma, Italy
Vilfredo De Pascalis, Ph.D., Prof.
Dipartimento di Psicholgia
Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"
Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Roma, Italy
http://www.uniroma1.it/
http://www.uniroma1.it/eletel/telefoni/
University Via Dei Sabelli No 108
Rome, Italy
00185
Tel: +39 06 44 71 2255
Fax: +39 06 49 57 857
E-Mail: v.guidetti@chiadache.org
P. Martelletti
Chairman, ITSE,
2nd School of Medicine,
Rome University La Sapienza,
Via Vitorchiano 81, I-00189 Rome, Italy
e-mail: paolo.martelletti@uniroma1.it
Tel.: +39-06-33274631
Fax: +39-06-33274632
Florence
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Paolo Procacci, MD., Prof.
Pain Center University of Florence
Clinica Medica, Viale Morgagni,
50134 Firenze, Italy
Pain Center Institute of Medical Clinic and Cardiology
Viale G B Morgagni 85
University of Florence, Firenze
50134, Italy
http://www.unifi.it/
Milan
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Giuseppe De Benedittis, MD.
Detp of Neurosury & Psychiatry
Clinica Neurochirurgica Univer
Via F Sforza 35, 20100 Milano, Italy
Chieti
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G-L- Romani. MD
Inst. Tecnologia Avanzae Biomedica,
Univ of Chieti, Italy
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/461333
Spain
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Fernando Cervero, MD., Ph.D.
Dept. of Physiology
University of Alcala, Faculty of Medicine
Madrid, Spain
http://www.uah.es/
The above page is in Spanish, but there are links to German, French
and English versions.
http://www.painstudy.ru/pe3/visceral.htm
M.J.A. Láinez
Department of Neurology,
University of Valencia, Spain
Dirección postal:
Avda. Blasco Ibañez nº 15
46010 VALENCIA
Tel. 963864150
Fax 963864173
E-mail:
Facultad.Medicina@uv.es
http://w3.uniroma1.it/headache/cefalea/materiale/ITSE.pdf
http://centros.uv.es/web/centros/mio/castellano/
Additional Information:
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Migraine Headaches
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020501/british.html
Headache Diary
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?A headache diary is one of the best tools you can use to identify the
type(s) of headache you suffer from. By tracking your headaches over
time you may be able to identify your personal headache triggers, as
well as your patterns of medication use. The information you record
will also provide your doctor with the information he/she needs to
treat you effectively.?
http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/Newsite/resultsnav.asp?color=C2D9F2&idContentNews=554
?If this is your first time you've discussed your headaches with your doctor:
1. Bring a brief summary of your headache history to the appointment.
This includes:
? How long you've been suffering from headaches- recently as well as in the past
? Headache symptoms - location in the head, type of pain (pounding,
aching, squeezing, etc.),severity and accompanying or associated
complaints along with the head pain
? Factors that aggravate your headache (headache triggers) such as
certain foods, weather, menstruation, stress, etc.
? What you have been doing to treat your headaches, including
over-the-counter and prescription medication, in what dose and for how
long
? Questions you want to ask the headache specialist
2. Tell your story truthfully and do not minimize or exaggerate your symptoms.
3. Bring a list of prescriptions you are currently taking or have
previously tried for headaches, and any headache-related scans and/or
reports you have received.
4. Let the doctor arrive at his/her own diagnosis. And remember that
doctors always prefer a first person description of the headache (ie,
the suffering patient should describe his/her headache and the
accompanying person could always pitch in with their additional bit at
the very end)
5. Try your best to be focussed during the appointment. This means
avoiding distractions; leave your children with a caregiver if
possible. If you are carrying a cell phone, turn it off. You want to
make the most of your time with the doctor.?
http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/Newsite/resultsnav.asp?idContentNews=775&color=C2D9F2
?If you are struggling to cope with your headaches and haven't seen a
headache specialist, it might be worthwhile to ask your GP for a
referral. A recent study has shown that a consultation with a headache
specialist can significantly improve a patient's suffering.
Despite the significant on the economy and society due to lost
workdays and reduced efficiency while at work, relatively few people
with troublesome headaches consult their doctor. Fewer still are
referred to a headache specialist. This may be due to a lack of
awareness of available headache treatments; patients may think they
have to suffer in silence. But, according to the report published in
the July 2003 issue of Headache, "patient satisfaction is increasingly
being appreciated as an important outcome of specialist assessment for
headache."
The study, involving 944 Norwegian headache patients, shows that
patients referred for headache generally experiences a significant
reduction in headache. As well their perceived quality of life is
significantly increased after a consultation with a neurologist. The
likelihood of experiencing significant relief of headache after a
specialist consultation is increased if the patient receives a
diagnosis. Finally, the patient experiences an even greater reduction
in suffering if they are prescribed treatment, most often being a drug
prescription or physiotherapy.
The researchers conclude, "Understanding the background and possible
causes for the headache makes it easier for patients to manage their
symptoms."
http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/Newsite/resultsnav.asp?idContentNews=632&color=C2D9F2
http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/index.asp
World Headache Alliance
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Chairman
Fred Sheftell
Fred Sheftell
The New England Center For Headache
778 Long Ridge Road
Stamford
CT 06902-1249, USA
Tel: +1 203 322 9954
Fax: +1 203 968 8303
Email: ninotores1@aol.com
http://www.w-h-a.org/wha2/index.asp
Subscribe to the World Headache Alliance newsletter:
subscribe@w-h-a.org
WHA (World Headache Alliance) has an office in Italy, and they may be
your best source of information:
Alleanza Cefalalgici (AlCe Group - Cirna Foundation) Prof Damiano
Nigro Via Mondino 2 Pavia 27100 Italy
T: +39 0382 380358 F: +39 0382 380258 Email: alcegroup@tin.it
www: http://www.cefalea.it/alce.cfm
Italian Neurologists
http://www.sinch.it/neuro.php?aaa=a&modus=lista&r=9
There you go! Please be aware that headaches can be caused by
numerous things, such as stress, allergies, vision problems, and a
multitude of underlying diseases and conditions. Has your brother had
a complete physical exam from his primary doctor? This should be your
first step in diagnosing the cause of his headaches. After a complete
exam, your brother?s physician can give him a referral to one of the
above facilities or recommend another facility. I?m aware that in some
European countries, many medicines can be purchased without a written
prescription from a doctor ? you would not want to take any medicines
that could actually make headaches worse, or cause other symptoms. I
wish your brother the best in his search for headache relief!
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Ciao, Crabcakes
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