Detroit native brings hope and expertise treating headaches and facial pain to MSU Health Care

<p><a href="https://neurology.msu.edu/directory/larry-charleston-iv">Charleston</a> describes his background and what attracted him to MSU. He talks about how a person knows whether they have a headache or facial pain they can treat themselves or whether they need to schedule a headache specialty visit. He talks about stigmas surrounding headaches and discusses current research underway and treatments on the horizon that may aid in treating headaches and facial pain.</p><p><strong>Conversation highlights</strong>:</p><p>(:43) – “I’m from Detroit Michigan, and I decided I wanted to be a neurosurgeon when I wrote my fifth-grade career research paper.”</p><p>(2:12) – “Michigan State University is a great institution. We can add tremendous value to our community and the region with exceptional headache care and research. We’re working toward becoming the premier headache destination in the Midwest.”</p><p>(4:07) “If headaches are not responding to treatment and are incapacitating or debilitating or you’re taking a lot of different medications to treat your pain, that may be the time to seek medical attention.”</p><p>(5:31) – “Migraines are the most common headaches that people seek medical attention for. Tension headaches are the most prevalent, but a lot of people don’t seek medical attention for these.”</p><p>(5:50) – Dr. Charleston describes the stigmas surrounding headaches.  </p><p>(9:07) – Dr. Charleston describes the difference between headaches and facial pain. “Your face is part of your head.”</p><p>(10:35) – What is a headache specialty visit? “History is king when it comes to headache medicine as there are more than 300 headache diagnoses, and the treatment will vary from headache to headache.”</p><p>(13:37) – Is there exciting research on the horizon that has you excited about treating headaches and facial pain? “Migraines are the second most disabling neurological disorder in the world.”</p><p>(15:22) – What are challenges and opportunities ahead for treating headaches and facial pain? “There ne