Our clinic
At our specialist headache clinic we see patients with a variety of conditions including:
- migraine
- hemiplegic migraine
- cluster headaches
- hemicrania continua
- paroxysmal hemicrania
- SUNCT
- trigeminal neuralgia.
Your appointment
When coming for your appointment please bring a list of any medications you are on and have tried in the past for your headache. It is also helpful to bring in a headache diary to record how often you are having headaches.
Referrals
From Saturday 1 July will only be accepting new GP referrals from the area of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich (including practices in Battersea and south Westminster). Tertiary referrals will also be accepted from all areas. If you require more information you can contact our neurology department on 020 7188 3965.
Referrals can be made via the neurology department or through NHS e-Referral Service.
Please see the Guy's and St Thomas' headache pathway (PDF 64Kb) before making a referral.
Treatments
- Greater occipital nerve injections (an injection with local anaesthetic and steroid is injected into the greater occipital nerve using a small needle)
- Botulinum toxin injections (botulinum toxin is injected around the head and neck to treat chronic migraine in appropriate patients)
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (a magnetic device for migraine).
Key staff
- Dr Shazia Afridi – consultant neurologist
- GP with specialist interest in headache
- Headache nurse specialist.