Migraine Diagnosis Case Study

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1. The types of specialists that can help with a migraine diagnosis are doctors who focus on treating people with migraines. These doctors can be internal medicine doctors, family practice doctors, neurologists, or other specialists who see many patients with headache disorders. Most migraine & headache specialists have completed additional training and have additional certification in treating headaches. They may also work in a clinic dedicated to treating headaches. In addition, a neurologist is a doctor trained in diagnosing and treating disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Neurologists examine and treat the nerves in the head and neck as well as diagnose problems with memory, balance, speech, thinking and …show more content…

Edwin Amos. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the Santa Monica, California area, including St. John's Health Center and UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He is one of 15 doctors at St. John's Health Center and one of 182 at UCLA Medical Center who specialize in Neurology. His subspecialties are in headache medicine, sports neurology, traumatic brain injury, and general neurology. He joined the American Academy of neurology in 1986. He also testifies in legal cases involving brain trauma in sports and how migraines can impair a person’s daily life.
The second neurologist that I found online was Dr. Wayne Anderson. He practices in San Francisco, California. His biggest subspecialty is headache and migraine medicine. Dr. Anderson is a Fellow (FAAN) of the American Academy of Neurology. Becoming a Fellow of the AAN acknowledges exemplary work in the neurosciences, in the AAN and in your community. As a result, he’s done a lot of work and research regarding neurological diseases and he spends a lot of his time testifying about how migraines impact a person’s everyday life and how they can easily take someone’s quality of life

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