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The National Migraine Centre (formerly the City of London Migraine Clinic) is a specialist treatment centre for migraine and other primary headaches. The clinic also carries out extensive research and education to improve treatment and awareness. The Clinic has three main objectives to: * Provide treatment to all sufferers of migraine and other headaches * Conduct, promote and publish research into the causes, treatment and alleviation of migraine and other headaches * Share knowledge through training, lecturing and publications It is located in Charterhouse Square in the London Borough of Islington and has more than 30 years of experience in solving headaches. They have a team of registered doctors with a special interest in headaches providing specialist care in a charitable setting. It is a registered charity and social enterprise and is independent of the National Health Service (NHS), though they work with the NHS by offering their "specialist headache services."〔("Ivan Lewis announces £27m extra for Social Enterprise" ), eGovMonitor, Department of Health, February 27, 2008〕 Most of the facility patients live in London and the Home Counties but patients come from other parts of the UK and abroad.〔 The clinic is the only independent, charitable clinic in the world entirely focused on headaches and migraines.〔Oliver, Sarah, ("Stop the painkillers. Stop the pain" ), The Daily Telegraph, June 15, 2009〕 ==History== The Clinic was founded by Dr Nat Blau and Dr Marcia Wilkinson in 1980〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obituaries )〕 as an independent registered medical charity affiliated with St Bartholomew's Hospital. The Clinic initially provided a 'walk in' service for patients during an acute migraine attack and acted as a research centre into the causes and better treatment of migraine. Research undertaken on these patients led to the identification of an effective acute therapy with aspirin and metoclopramide that is now offered as a standard line of management. Dr Wilkinson won the first Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Award, presented at the Headache World 2000 meeting in London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Female Headache Expert Honoured With First Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Award )〕 The previous Medical Director Anne MacGregor won the same award in 2002. The current Medical Director is Consultant Neurologist Giles Elrington. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Migraine Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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