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VerityMD Neurology accepts new patient referrals by fax: (916) 244-3875
Headaches can interfere with work, family life, sleep, mood, concentration, and daily function. Some patients have occasional migraines, while others experience frequent or disabling headaches for many days each month.
VerityMD Neurology evaluates and treats migraine, chronic migraine, tension-type headache, medication overuse headache, vestibular migraine, menstrual migraine, occipital neuralgia, and selected secondary headache concerns.

Migraine or frequent headaches
Light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, or nausea
Visual aura
Dizziness or vertigo with migraine
Menstrual migraine
Headache with neck pain
Occipital pain
Medication overuse headache
Post-concussion headache
Headaches not responding to usual treatment
Migraine with or without aura
Chronic migraine
Vestibular migraine
Menstrual migraine
Medication overuse headache
Tension-type headache
Occipital neuralgia
Cervicogenic headache
Post-traumatic headache
Secondary headache evaluation when red flags are present
The evaluation reviews headache frequency, severity, triggers, associated symptoms, medication use, sleep, stress, hormones, prior imaging, prior treatments, and comorbidities.
How this helps:
Clarifies headache diagnosis
Identifies headache triggers and patterns
Creates a personalized prevention and rescue plan
Treatment often includes preventive and rescue medications, and frequent rescue medication use can worsen headaches.
How this helps:
Reviews prior medication trials
Identifies medication overuse risk
Considers CGRP medications, gepants, triptans, anti-nausea medications, and preventive options when appropriate
Botox may be considered for patients meeting chronic migraine criteria with frequent disabling headaches despite appropriate prior treatments.
How this helps:
May reduce headache days and severity
May reduce rescue medication reliance
Improves quality of life for selected patients
Migraine can be affected by sleep, hydration, meals, stress, hormones, weather, screens, caffeine, and medication patterns.
How this helps:
Identifies modifiable triggers
Supports prevention strategies
Encourages realistic changes without blaming the patient
Frequent or disabling headaches
Headaches with nausea, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, or aura
Dizziness with migraine symptoms
Headache medication overuse concern
Headaches after concussion
Need for Botox or CGRP treatment discussion
Referral from PCP, specialist, or referring provider
Medication list, including over-the-counter medications and supplements
Relevant office notes, hospital records, imaging reports, labs, and prior neurological testing if available
Headache diary if available
List of prior preventive and rescue medications
Brain MRI/CT reports if available
Migraine triggers and menstrual/hormonal pattern if relevant
This page is for patient education and does not replace individualized medical advice. Testing and treatment decisions should be based on the patient’s history, examination, records, medications, insurance requirements, and clinical judgment.

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department for:
Sudden weakness, facial droop, trouble speaking, or new vision loss
Severe sudden headache or rapidly worsening neurological symptoms
Loss of consciousness, seizure, chest pain, or severe shortness of breath
New inability to walk or sudden severe dizziness with stroke-like symptoms
VerityMD Neurology accepts new patient referrals by fax from the patient’s primary care physician, specialist, or referring provider’s office. To ensure accurate triage, insurance verification, and appropriate scheduling, referrals should be sent directly from the referring provider’s office.
Patients who would like to be seen at VerityMD Neurology should contact their PCP, specialist, or referring provider and ask them to fax a neurology referral with relevant clinical notes, insurance information, medication list, imaging reports, lab results, and prior neurology records if available.




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