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Overview
Headache pain is widespread: 70% of Americans report suffering from headaches; 12% of those experience migraine pain. Aiming to supply clinicians with the information they need to care for headache patients, this second edition covers the most current information on headache classification, diagnostic procedures, and the treatment and management of chronic headache pain, including botulinum toxin for headache and zolmitriptan. The author discusses all common headache conditions: migraine, chronic migraine, status migraine, cluster and related headaches, tension headaches, sinus headaches, cervicogenic headaches, secondary headaches, and neuralgias. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, this concise handbook aims to provide clinicians with practical information about the diagnosis and management of headache patients. Treating migraine and headache care holistically, the author includes a thorough review of both pharmacological medicines, such as anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and triptans as well as non-pharmacological alternatives, such as botanical remedies, acupuncture, and behavioral therapy. The book concludes with a collection of representative cases to help the physician integrate factual knowledge with evidence from real-life clinical situations. Compact and affordable, this volume is accessible, fact-filled, readable, and clinically pertinent.
Synopsis
Headache pain is widespread: 70% of Americans report suffering from headaches; 12% of those experience migraine pain. Aiming to supply clinicians with the information they need to care for headache patients, this second edition covers the most current information on headache classification, diagnostic procedures, and the treatment and management of chronic headache pain, including botulinum toxin for headache and zolmitriptan. The author discusses all common headache conditions: migraine, chronic migraine, status migraine, cluster and related headaches, tension headaches, sinus headaches, cervicogenic headaches, secondary headaches, and neuralgias. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, this concise handbook aims to provide clinicians with practical information about the diagnosis and management of headache patients. Treating migraine and headache care holistically, the author includes a thorough review of both pharmacological medicines, such as anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and triptans as well as non-pharmacological alternatives, such as botanical remedies, acupuncture, and behavioral therapy. The book concludes with a collection of representative cases to help the physician integrate factual knowledge with evidence from real-life clinical situations. Compact and affordable, this volume is accessible, fact-filled, readable, and clinically pertinent.Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Joseph I. Sirven, MD(Mayo Clinic Hospital)Description: This concise handbook provides primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals with practical information about the diagnosis and management of headache patients. It is written by the founder and director of the New York Headache Center, Alexander Mauskop, MD, who has led an annual education symposium on headaches, given lectures at most major national institutions, and has conducted and published original research in the field of headaches.
Purpose: The book details the classification and diagnosis of headaches, description of symptoms reported by patients, migraine, hemiplegic, basilar type, chronic, tension-type, cluster, cervicogenic, and others. It discusses the pathophysiology of migraine and other headaches and covers diagnostic procedures including blood tests, MRI, angiography, PET, lumbar puncture, EEG, and neuropsychological evaluation.
Audience: It is intended for primary care physicians and staff to insure that they feel well equipped to treat headache patients successfully. The aim also is to help physicians integrate factual knowledge with evidence from real-life clinical situations.
Features: The treatment discussion includes nonpharmacological/alternative approaches, such as cognitive techniques, physical methods, acupuncture, herbal remedies, as well as pharmacological therapies and interventional therapies. Migraines and headaches in special populations, in pregnancy and menstruation, as well as in children and the elderly are also discussed. Ample references are provided.
Assessment: Uniquely structured, this guide covers all common headache conditions and dispenses practical information about the diagnosis and management of headache patients. The book is specific, comprehensive, and fact-filled, yet highly readable despite its small size.
Book Details
Published
December 12, 2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
104
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780199862047