Main description:

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.

Contents:

1. Classification and diagnosis of primary headaches ; 2. Pathophysiology of migraine and other headaches ; 3. Diagnostic procedures ; 4. Nonpharmacological/alternative approaches ; Cognitive techniques ; Physical Methods ; Acupuncture ; Magnesium ; ?-Lipoic acid ; Coenzyme Q10 ; Riboflavin ; Herbal remedies ; 5. Pharmacological Therapies ; General guidelines for the use of abortive agents ; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ; Triptans ; Antiemetics ; Corticosteroids ; Ergots ; Opioid analgesics ; Combinations and miscellaneous drugs ; Parenteral agents ; Prophylactic agents ; Antihypertensive drugs ; Antiepileptic drugs ; Antidepressants ; Miscellaneous agents ; 6. Interventional therapies ; Botulinum toxin ; Nerve blocks and trigger point injections ; 7. Management of common conditions ; Migraine ; Eliminating triggers ; Nondrug approaches ; Medications ; Chronic migraine and medication-overuse headaches ; Status migraine and other severe attacks ; Cluster and related headaches ; Tension-type headaches ; Rhinogenic headaches ; Cervicogenic headaches ; Benign exertional headache ; Sex-induced headaches ; Benign intracranial hypertension ; Secondary headaches ; Neuralgias ; 8. Special Populations ; Headaches in pregnancy and menstrual migraines ; Headaches in children ; Headaches in the elderly ; Headaches in patients with comorbid conditions ; 9. Typical Cases ; A "plain" migraine ; "Complicated" migraine ; Too old for migraines ; A man who banged his head against the wall ; Pregnant with headache ; "Sinus" headache ; A headache that would not go away ; "Hormonal" headache ; "Nothing ever worked for me" ; "Numb" headache