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24th Annual Meeting February 13-18, 2008 Orlando, FL
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Thursday, February 14, 2008: 4:15 PM-5:30 PM
(205) Intractable Headache
This program will address the strategic approach and treatment of intractable-headache patients. Topics covered include the biological basis of primary headaches, secondary causes, overuse-of-medication syndromes, behavioral antecedents to the intractability, and standard and advanced treatments for these challenging cases. This course is designed to be of practical value for attendees and address the questions most commonly asked of headache specialists by primary care clinicians and pain management professionals.
4:15 PMIntroduction: Beyond Episodic Migraine
Zahid Bajwa, MD
4:20 PMEvaluation and Management of the Intractable Headache Patient
Joel Saper, MD
5:00 PMInterventional Procedures for the Medically Intractable Headache
Samer Narouze, MD MSc
5:25 PMQuestion & Answer

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