Comprehensive review of headache medicine : the Headache Cooperative of New England

Headache Medicine has recently become an official medical subspecialty. Practitioners who specialize in the field come from many different backgrounds including neurology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, rehabilitation medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, dentistry and others. A great deal of research is being done in HM, and, as a result, the field is one which is growing rapidly in every way. Interestingly, most patients with headache are not being treated by specialists in HM, in large part because of the vast numbers of patients requiring medical attention for headache disorders, and the relatively small number of bona fide specialists. Thus, there is a need for resources to guide these practitioners as they manage headache patients. There are several excellent scholarly texts in the field and numerous books for the public about headache. There are really no concise manuals of HM, however, there are books aimed at the bulk of skilled practitioners taking care of the major share of headache sufferers, who wish to understand the important concepts of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis in this complex field. This is the aim of Dr. Levin's book which consists of 4 parts: Part 1- Headache Medicine Basic Science, Part 2- Diagnosis of Primary Headache Disorders, Part 3- Diagnosis of Secondary Headache Disorders, and Part 4- Headache Treatment. Chapters in each section are concise, but include cutting edge information about these aspects of headache medicine. The organization of the contents of this book is similar to the Curriculum for Headache Medicine designed by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) which is the organization responsible for accrediting Headache Medicine training programs and accrediting individual practitioners. The content of the book mirrors that of the UCNS board examination as well. Chapters include key tables and illustrations. Review questions are included at the end of each chapter and serve as a study resource. The editor is a charter diplomate of the UCNS HM examination and has directed board review courses for the American Headache Society and Headache Cooperative of New England. All of the eligible chapter authors have taken and passed this exam as well. The International Classification of Headache Disorders is used throughout this text and a concerted effort has been made to base content on evidence when available, rather than personal practices. Each chapter is intended as a stand alone monograph and as a result the book can be read in virtually any order. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 ISBN 9780195366730......Page 5 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Contents (with page links)......Page 12 Part I: Headache Medicine Basic Science: Anatomy, Physiology, and Epidemiology......Page 16 1. Head Pain Anatomy and Physiology......Page 18 2. Pathophysiology and Genetics of Migraine and Cluster Headache......Page 36 3. The Epidemiology and Burden of Headache......Page 54 Part II: Diagnosis of Primary Headache Disorders......Page 72 4.The International Classification of Headache Disorders and Classification and Diagnosis of Migraine......Page 74 5. Classification and Diagnosis of Chronic Daily Headache and Tension-Type Headache......Page 88 6. Classification and Diagnosis of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias and Other Primary Headaches......Page 106 Part III: Diagnosis of Secondary Headache Disorders......Page 128 7. Classification and Diagnosis of Secondary Headaches: Traumatic and Vascular Causes......Page 130 8. Classification and Diagnosis of Secondary Headaches: Altered Intracranial Pressure, Neoplasm, and Infection......Page 164 9. Classification and Diagnosis of Secondary Headaches: Substances, Metabolic Disorders, EENT Causes, and Neuralgias......Page 192 10. Psychiatric Comorbidity and Causes of Headache......Page 208 Part IV: Headache Treatment......Page 222 11. Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Migraine......Page 224 12. Preventive Pharmacologic Treatment of Migraine and Tension-Type Headache......Page 246 13. Pharmacologic Treatment of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias and Other Primary Headaches......Page 270 14. Treatment of Chronic Daily Headache......Page 280 Part V: Treatment of Intractable Headache and Special Populations......Page 290 15. Headache Treatment in Children, Pregnancy and Lactation, the Elderly, and Renal Disease......Page 292 16. Inpatient Headache Treatment......Page 300 17. Non-Pharmacologic Headache Treatment......Page 308 18. Procedures for Headache......Page 318 A......Page 326 C......Page 327 D......Page 329 F......Page 330 I......Page 331 M......Page 332 N......Page 333 P......Page 334 S......Page 335 T......Page 336 Z......Page 337 Head pain anatomy and physiology / Morris Levin Pathophysiology and genetics of migraine and cluster headaches / Robert E. Shapiro The epidemiology and burden of headache / Marcelo E. Bigal and Richard B. Lipton The international classification of headache disorders and classification and diagnosis of migraine / Morris Levin Classification and diagnosis of chronic daily headache and tension-type headache / Herbert G. Markley Classification and diagnosis of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and other primary headaches / Lawrence C. Newman Classification and diagnosis of secondary headaches: traumatic and vascular causes / Alan M. Rapoport and Mark J. Rapoport Classification and diagnosis of secondary headaches: altered intracranial pressure, neoplasm, and infection / Brian E. McGeeney Classification and diagnosis of secondary headaches: substances, metabolic disorders, EENT causes, and neuralgias / Lawrence C. Newman Psychiatric comorbidity and causes of headache / Stephen M. Baskin Pharmacological treatment of acute migraine / Alan M. Rapoport Preventive pharmacological treatment of migraine, and tension-type headache / Stewart J. Tepper Pharmacologic treatment of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and other primary headaches / Brian E. McGeeney Treatment of chronic daily headache / Fred D. Sheftell Headache treatment in children, pregnancy and lactation, the elderly, and renal disease / Thomas N. Ward Inpatient headache treatment / Thomas N. Ward Non-pharmacological headache treatment / Randall E. Weeks Procedures for headache / Thomas N. Ward. "The Headache Cooperative of New England's Comprehensive Review of Headache Medicine is the first concise manual aimed at the bulk of skilled practitioners taking care of the millions of headache sufferers who wish to understand the Important concepts of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in this complex field. The authors believe that this resource will be a valuable one for those clinicians finding their interest drawn to the field, those who have practiced a great deal of headache medicine already, and those considering making this field the focus of their practice (and who may wish to pursue specialty certification). The organization of this book reflects the Curriculum for Headache Medicine designed by the UCNS. The content of this book also mirrors that of the UCNS board examination."--BOOK JACKET