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Julia Thompson
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Julia Thompson is an experienced consultant neurologist at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. She has extensive neurological training in both Sydney and the UK, undertaking multiple fellowships and research at Oxford University and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, and through her work as a consultant neurologist at Kings College University Hospital in London. She has interest and expertise in epilepsy, autoimmune neurology, neuroimmunology, headache, as well as practicing in a variety of areas within general neurology. Dr Thompson works with the Oxford Autoimmune Neurology Group and has published pivotal research in autoimmune epilepsies including LGI1 autoimmune encephalitis, and has ongoing collaborations with the Oxford group.

MANAGING HEADACHE IN THE OLDER PATIENT

– Lecture 30 minutes followed by 10 minutes Q & A

Headaches in older patients pose a distinct set of diagnostic challenges including increased risk of sinister underlying causes, atypical presentations and hybrid headache syndromes. On the treatment front, there is increased risk of side effects and often multiple co-morbidities and drug interactions to consider when prescribing. This talk will describe a practical approach for the older patient with headaches using illustrative case examples