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Beyond Symptom Relief
Treating the Root Causes of Your Headaches
At CNS, your headaches are personal. We understand how debilitating these conditions can be and are committed to providing you with personalized care to help you manage and alleviate your symptoms. Our Headache Center specializes in diagnosing and treating various types of headaches, offering a range of treatment options to improve your quality of life.
Personalized Headache Care Tailored to You
20+ years of Neurological Care
Serving patients in Chicago and River Forest, Illinois, we are at the forefront of brain care and longevity. The CNS team’s experience and dedication ensure the highest level of neurological care.
Comprehensive Care
CNS combines the neurology and specialist expertise to tailor a comprehensive treatment plan.
Cutting Edge Therapies
From Botox injections to TMS and hyperbaric therapy, we offer the latest treatments for headache management and relief.
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Accepting Patients
Common Types of Headaches
Headaches can take many forms, each requiring a unique approach to treatment. At CNS, we specialize in diagnosing and treating the following:
Migraines: Intense, often debilitating headaches that can last for hours or days and are frequently accompanied by nausea, light sensitivity, and visual disturbances.
Tension Headaches: The most common type of headache, often characterized by a dull, steady pain around the head or neck, usually caused by stress, muscle tension, or poor posture.
Cluster Headaches: Severe, one-sided headaches that occur in cycles or clusters, often with sharp, burning pain around the eye.
Sinus Headaches: Caused by sinus infections or inflammation, these headaches are typically felt in the forehead, cheeks, or around the eyes.
Chronic Daily Headaches: Headaches that occur 15 or more days a month, often requiring specialized care for proper management.
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Your best option
Advanced Headache & Migraine Solutions
We don't just treat "headaches"; we specialize in breaking the cycle of chronic, resistant migraines. Our treatment hierarchy is designed to escalate care based on your specific needs.
1. Rapid Relief: The "Migraine Rescue" Infusion
The Problem: You have a severe migraine that has lasted >24 hours (Status Migrainosus), and oral meds aren't working.
The Old Solution: Going to the ER, waiting 6 hours in bright lights, and paying a high copay.
The CNS Solution: Same-day or next-day access to our Private Infusion Suite. We administer a powerful "Migraine Cocktail" (IV fluids, anti-nausea, anti-inflammatory, and magnesium) in a dark, quiet room with plush recliners. You are typically treated and home in under 2 hours.
2. Preventive Infusions: Vyepti (Eptinezumab)
For patients who have failed oral preventatives, we are a certified administration center for Vyepti, the only FDA-approved IV treatment for migraine prevention.
- How it works: A 30-minute infusion administered once every 3 months.
- Why choose CNS: We handle the entire Prior Authorization process with your insurance to ensure coverage before you arrive.
3. Botox® for Chronic Migraine
Our specialists follow the PREEMPT Protocol, the gold-standard injection technique for chronic migraine.
- Who it's for: Patients with 15+ headache days per month.
- The Benefit: Treatments take just 15 minutes every 12 weeks and can significantly reduce headache frequency.
4. Interventional Procedures
When medication isn't enough, we target the physical source of the pain:
- Occipital Nerve Blocks: A quick, in-office injection that can "turn off" the pain signal from the back of the head.
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Blocks: A non-invasive nasal procedure to block a key nerve bundle involved in facial pain.
5. Drug-Free & Integrative Options
- TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation): FDA-cleared technology to treat migraine with aura.
- Medical Hyperbaric Oxygen: To reduce neuro-inflammation.
- Physical Therapy: To address "Tech Neck" and cervicogenic headaches caused by posture.
We offer Same-Day Migraine Rescue in our Infusion Suite to help patients break the cycle of pain without visiting the ER.
Patient Review
Dr. Lenny Cohen and his team are excellent at their job. After being injured in a car accident, I suffered a contusion and whiplash, which led to severe headaches, neck pain, anxiety, and depression. He and his team provided me with the necessary treatment for over a year. Thanks to their expertise and kindness, I feel much better today. I highly recommend him and will always be grateful.
Hugo