BIOGRAPHY

Ian is a consultant neurologist at Wellington Hospital and has an interest in epilepsy and neurophysiology. He completed his medical degree at Auckland University, graduating in 1999. Physician basic training was undertaken at Wellington and Hutt hospitals. His initial general medical and neurology advanced training were at Wellington hospital. 

After moving to Copenhagen Denmark, Ian completed further neurology and neurophysiology training at the Copenhagen University teaching hospital, before returning to New Zealand and completing further epilepsy and neurophysiology training in Auckland. Ian is presently head of department at Wellington.

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ABSTRACT

Unusual Headache

Headache is a common disorder affecting most people at some stage in their life. Some headache disorders remain difficult to diagnose and may present certain management challenges. In this session we will review some of the less common headache scenarios and review some practical approaches to acute headache management.