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Book Synopsis
This book is a practical guide to headache medicine designed for both neurologists and general practitioners. Its expert author team introduces the principles of classification and diagnosis, and focuses in detail on the main classes of headache migraine, tension-type and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, including cluster headache.

Table of Contents

Contributor List vii

Series Foreword x

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xii

PART I: PRINCIPLES OF HEADACHE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS

1 The Basics of Headache Classification and Diagnosis 3
Seymour Solomon and Richard B. Lipton

2 Approach to the Patient with Headache 16
Brian M. Grosberg, Benjamin W. Friedman, and Seymour Solomon

3 Secondary Headache Disorders Encountered in Clinical Practice 27
Deborah I. Friedman

PART II: MIGRAINE

4 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Migraine 57
Seymour Solomon and Brian M. Grosberg

5 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Migraine 64
Richard B. Lipton, C. Mark Sollars, and Dawn C. Buse

6 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Migraine 88
Peter J. Goadsby

7 Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Migraine 100
Lucille A. Rathier, Dawn C. Buse, Robert A. Nicholson, and Frank Andrasik

8 Acute Treatments for Migraine 113
Dagny Holle and Hans-Christoph Diener

9 Preventive Treatments for Migraine 125
William B. Young

10 Managing the Special Problem of Chronic Migraine 140
Marcelo E. Bigal

PART III: TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

11 Diagnosis, Subtypes, Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Tension-type Headache 155
Sara C. Crystal, Uri Napchan, and Matthew S. Robbins

12 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Tension-type Headache 164
Sait Ashina and Lars Bendtsen

13 Treatment of Tension-type Headache 172
Sara C. Crystal and Katherine A. Henry

PART IV: TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS INCLUDING CLUSTER HEADACHE

14 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 183
Arne May

15 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 192
Matthew S. Robbins and Jessica Ailani

16 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 201
Peter J. Goadsby

17 Treatment of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Including Cluster Headache 214
Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg

PART V: OTHER HEADACHE DISORDERS

18 New Daily Persistent Headache 229
Matthew S. Robbins

19 Hemicrania Continua 236
Uri Napchan

20 Unusual Short-duration Primary Headaches 245
Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg

PART VI: MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE IN SPECIFI C PATIENT POPULATIONS

21 Management of Headache in Women 259
Elizabeth W. Loder, Dawn C. Buse, Vince Martin, Luzma Cardona, and Dawn A. Marcus

22 Management of Headache in Children 269
Oranee Sanmaneechai and Karen Ballaban-Gil

23 Management of Headache in the Elderly 290
Matthew S. Robbins and Richard B. Lipton

Index 307

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 24/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9780470654729, 978-0470654729
      ISBN10: 0470654724
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is a practical guide to headache medicine designed for both neurologists and general practitioners. Its expert author team introduces the principles of classification and diagnosis, and focuses in detail on the main classes of headache migraine, tension-type and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, including cluster headache.

      Table of Contents

      Contributor List vii

      Series Foreword x

      Preface xi

      Acknowledgments xii

      PART I: PRINCIPLES OF HEADACHE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS

      1 The Basics of Headache Classification and Diagnosis 3
      Seymour Solomon and Richard B. Lipton

      2 Approach to the Patient with Headache 16
      Brian M. Grosberg, Benjamin W. Friedman, and Seymour Solomon

      3 Secondary Headache Disorders Encountered in Clinical Practice 27
      Deborah I. Friedman

      PART II: MIGRAINE

      4 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Migraine 57
      Seymour Solomon and Brian M. Grosberg

      5 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Migraine 64
      Richard B. Lipton, C. Mark Sollars, and Dawn C. Buse

      6 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Migraine 88
      Peter J. Goadsby

      7 Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Migraine 100
      Lucille A. Rathier, Dawn C. Buse, Robert A. Nicholson, and Frank Andrasik

      8 Acute Treatments for Migraine 113
      Dagny Holle and Hans-Christoph Diener

      9 Preventive Treatments for Migraine 125
      William B. Young

      10 Managing the Special Problem of Chronic Migraine 140
      Marcelo E. Bigal

      PART III: TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

      11 Diagnosis, Subtypes, Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Tension-type Headache 155
      Sara C. Crystal, Uri Napchan, and Matthew S. Robbins

      12 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Tension-type Headache 164
      Sait Ashina and Lars Bendtsen

      13 Treatment of Tension-type Headache 172
      Sara C. Crystal and Katherine A. Henry

      PART IV: TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS INCLUDING CLUSTER HEADACHE

      14 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 183
      Arne May

      15 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 192
      Matthew S. Robbins and Jessica Ailani

      16 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 201
      Peter J. Goadsby

      17 Treatment of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Including Cluster Headache 214
      Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg

      PART V: OTHER HEADACHE DISORDERS

      18 New Daily Persistent Headache 229
      Matthew S. Robbins

      19 Hemicrania Continua 236
      Uri Napchan

      20 Unusual Short-duration Primary Headaches 245
      Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg

      PART VI: MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE IN SPECIFI C PATIENT POPULATIONS

      21 Management of Headache in Women 259
      Elizabeth W. Loder, Dawn C. Buse, Vince Martin, Luzma Cardona, and Dawn A. Marcus

      22 Management of Headache in Children 269
      Oranee Sanmaneechai and Karen Ballaban-Gil

      23 Management of Headache in the Elderly 290
      Matthew S. Robbins and Richard B. Lipton

      Index 307

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