Neurology Headache Clinic

Headaches can be a pain, especially when they become a frequent or even daily occurrence that impacts your child’s regular activities. At the Neurology Headache Clinic at Arkansas Children’s, we use a team-based approach to care and manage headaches and their symptoms.

Contact Information

For more information or to make an appointment with one of our providers, please call 501-364-4000 or fax a request to 501-364-5440. 

When you come to the Arkansas Children’s Headache Clinic, please bring:

• List of current or previous treatments
• MRI or CT on disk with printed report

We work with you and your family to properly diagnose the underlying headache cause and find a treatment that works.

Possible Treatments

Pharmacological Management

Headache treatments often involve medicines to reduce pain and to stop the headaches from happening. Mild to moderate headaches can often be addressed with

• Analgesics
• Anti-inflammatories

More severe headaches may require medicines used to ease or relieve nausea symptoms associated with the headaches such as anti-emetics, abortive therapies that constrict blood vessels in the brain such as triptans and daily prophylactic medicines which can prevent the headache from occurring.

Non-Pharmacological Management

Headaches can be treated in many ways that do not involve medicines. Some options include:

• Physical therapy
• Biofeedback
• Exercise
• Stress management
• Acupuncture
• Sleep management
• Massage