MODERN DAY MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE. QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Description

This book is acomprehensive guide to the management of headaches.

Divided into fivesections, chapters are presented in a question and answer format.

The book begins with anoverview of headaches, explaining classification, diagnostic testing and pathophysiology.

The following sectionscover primary headaches (migraine, tension-related) and secondary headaches(post trauma, vascular-related, infections).

The final sectionsdiscuss headaches in specific patient groups such as children, the elderly,women, and in pregnancy; and complementary and alternative therapies.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to management of headaches

• Covers both primary and secondary headaches, and specific patient groups

• Includes section on complementary and alternative therapies

• Highly experienced, internationally recognised editor and author team

Author information 

K Ravishankar MD
Consultant in Charge, The Headache and MigraineClinics, Jaslok and LilavatiHospitals,Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Randolph WarrenEvans
Clinical Professor,Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTexas, USA

Shuu-Jinu Wang
Professor and Chairman, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming UniversitySchool of Medicine, Deputy Director, Neurological Institute, Taipei VeteransGeneral Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Contents

Part One: Overview ofHeadache

• TheHeadache-History And Examination

• TheHeadacheClassification ICHD3 Beta

• DiagnosticTestingForHeadaches

• Pathophysiology Of PrimaryHeadaches

• Role Of Genetics In Headache

Part Two: Primary Headaches

• Migraine: TheClinicalSpectrum

• Migraine: Epidemiology And Comorbidity

• Migraine: AcuteTreatment

• PreventiveTreatment of Migraine

• ChronicMigraine

• RefractoryMigraine

• Tension-typeHeadache: The Normal Headache

• TACs ClinicalFeatures

• TACs TreatmentOptions

• OtherPrimaryHeadaches

• New Daily Persistent Headache

Part Three: Secondary Headaches

• Post Traumatic Headache

• HeadachesDue To Vascular Disorders

• IdiopathicIntracranialHypertension

• HeadachesDue To Low CSF Pressure

• HeadacheSecondary To Other Non-Vascular Disorders, Infections And Disorders Of

Homoeostasis

• Headachedue to Infections and Disorders of Homeostasis (Code 9 and 10)

• MedicationOveruseHeadache

• CranialNeuropathies, Facial Pain, CervicogenicHeadache

Part Four: Special Situations

• Headache And SystemicDisorders

• Headache In Children

• Headache In TheElderly

• Headache In Women

• Headache In Pregnancy And Post-Partum

• Headache: TheOphthalmologistsPerspective

• Headache: ThePsychiatristsPerspective

• Headache: TheOtolaryngologistsPerspective

Part Five: Miscellaneous Topics

• Complementary And AlternativeHeadacheTreatments

• Headache In Asia How Are TheyDifferent?