title: Are the headache guidelines useful in therapeutic decisions for primary care physicians, general neurologists, and headache specialists?
abstract: The International Headache Society Classification of Headache Disorders has been widely accepted as the gold standard for classification of headache. Initially a research tool, this classification is now increasingly used in the daily practice of headache medicine. Accurate diagnosis is a prerequisite to planning a therapeutic approach. The three commentaries here discuss the use of this tool in the setting of primary care, general neurology, and subspecialty headache medicine. As the Section Editor, I hope these perspectives are helpful to the reader.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 711 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, PO Box 29601, Suite 215, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA. james-couch@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bartleson
authors.forename: Marc E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lenaerts