title: Classification of headache and facial pain.
abstract: It is important for us as otolaryngologists to identify our critical role in diagnosing and treating the subset of patients that suffers from headaches. It is equally important for the layperson and the medical community to recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach in the management of headache and facial pain. Despite its limitations, classification provides us with a starting point from which scientists, clinicians, and patients can begin to determine the success of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. It also indicates future directions for research.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Numa
authors.forename: Collin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Karmody
mesh_terms: D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans