Migraine and Other Headache Disorders (Neurological Disease and Therapy Book 85)

following Recent Guidelines Set By The International Classification Of Headache Disorders, This Reference Presents The Most Current Diagnostic And Treatment Protocols For Migraine And Other Headache Conditions. Chapters Are Authored By Internationally Renowned Headache Clinicians And Scientists, Including Several Past Presidents Of The American Headache Society And The International Headache Society. User-friendly And Up-to-date, This Reference Offers Useful Tables, Algorithms, And Diagrams That Lead Clinicians To Effective Treatments For The Management Of Migraine And The Reduction Of Migraine Severity. doody Review Services reviewer: jennifer L Hopp, Md(university Of Maryland School Of Medicine) description: this Is An Overview Of The Approach To The Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Headaches, With Particular Focus And Attention On Migraine Headache. The Book Includes Both A Broad Overview Of Headache Types And Classification, Although It Has More In-depth Coverage Of Migraine Physiology, Diagnosis, And Treatment Options. purpose: the Author Notes That The Book Is Intended To Provide Comprehensive Coverage Of Primary And Secondary Headache Physiology, Diagnosis, And Management, While Also Providing In-depth Detail Of Migraine Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, And Treatment Options. He Notes That This Focus Is Offered Due To The High Prevalence Of Migraine Headaches As Well As The Availability Of New And Targeted Treatment Strategies. These Worthy Objectives Are Met In This First Edition, Multiauthored Book. audience: the Author Does Not Specifically State For Whom The Book Is Written, But The Structure Of The Book As Well As The Content Is Appropriate For Any Practitioner Who Sees And Treats Patients With Headache. The Content Is Varied, From Detailed Pathophysiology Of Headache, Which May Be Of Particular Interest To Neurologists And Specialists In The Field, To Sections That Provide Clear Algorithms For Differential Diagnosis And Treatment Options That Would Serve Students, Residents, Or Other Healthcare Providers On A Daily Basis In The Clinic. Multiple Contributors Provide Treatment Approaches From Various Headache Specialty Centers. features: the Initial Coverage Is Broad, With An Overview Of An Approach To Classification And Differential Diagnosis As Well As Epidemiology Various Headache Types. The Book Then Shifts To A More In-depth Approach To An Understanding Of Pathophysiology, Particularly Of Migraine Pain, Aura, And Associated Symptoms. The Final Portions Cover The Approach To The Headache Patient, With Particular Focus On The Exclusion Of Secondary Headache Syndromes, Differential Diagnosis Of Migraine And Migraine Variants, As Well As Very A Detailed Overview Of Treatment Options And Strategies. assessment: this Is A Very Comprehensive Overview Of Migraine Physiology And Treatment That Provides Helpful Algorithms For The Approach To The Headache Patient. It Is A Challenge To Have A Comprehensive Book With A Detailed Focus, As This Book Does, But It Succeeds In Its Depth And Breadth Of Coverage. The Treatment Algorithms And Headache Questionnaires Are Particularly Useful. Additional Links To Download The Questionnaires Would Further Improve The Book's Usefulness. This Book Is Unique With Its Focus On Migraines, As Compared To The Many Which Cover Headaches More Equally, And Thus Succeeds As A Handy Resource In The Office Setting. Front Cover......Page 1 Preface......Page 10 Contents......Page 12 Contributors......Page 22 1. Headache—Classification......Page 26 2. The Epidemiology and Impact of Migraine......Page 48 3. Progressive Headache: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Risk Factors......Page 62 4. Comorbidity of Migraine......Page 70 5. Pain Sensitivity: Intracranial and Extracranial Structures......Page 86 6. Pathophysiology of Aura......Page 92 7. Pathophysiology of Migraine......Page 106 8. Allodynia and Sensitization in Migraine......Page 124 9. Genetics of Migraine and Other Primary Headaches......Page 138 10. Identification or Exclusion of Secondary Headaches......Page 156 11. Differential Diagnosis of Primary Headaches: An Algorithm-Based Approach......Page 170 12. Diagnostic and Severity Tools for Migraine......Page 180 13. Migraine Without Aura......Page 198 14. Migraine with Aura......Page 214 15. Childhood Periodic Syndromes......Page 228 16. Retinal, or ‘‘Monocular,’’ Migraine......Page 238 17. Status Migrainosus, Persistent Aura, Migraine-Associated Seizures (‘‘Migralepsy’’), and Migrainous Infarction......Page 248 18. Principles of Headache Management......Page 266 19. Behavioral and Educational Approaches to the Management of Migraine: Clinical and Public Health Applications......Page 286 20. Nonspecific Migraine Acute Treatment......Page 298 21. Specific Acute Migraine Treatment: Ergotamine and Triptans......Page 314 22. Preventive Treatment for Migraine......Page 336 23. Herbal Medicines and Vitamins......Page 388 24. Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents......Page 400 25. Inpatient Management and Invasive Treatment Strategies for Migraine and Chronic Daily Headaches......Page 418 26. Migraine in the Emergency Department......Page 438 27. Progression Forms of Migraine......Page 456 28. The Future of Migraine Therapies......Page 470 29. Tension-Type Headache......Page 482 30. Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias......Page 496 31. Other Primary Headaches......Page 520 32. When the Treatment of Headache Fails......Page 534 Index......Page 548 About the Editors......Page 556