Headaches afflict 70% of the population with 12% (30 million adult Americans) suffering from migraines. Including co-morbidities, up to 30% of patients seen in primary care settings suffer from migraines. Medical care provided to these headache sufferers is often suboptimal. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, this concise handbook aims to provide primary care doctors and other health care professionals with practical information about the diagnosis and management of headaches in their patients. The book covers the classification of headaches and provides shortcuts to making an accurate diagnosis, along with recommendations for the proper utilization of diagnostic procedures. 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.
Author(s): Alex Mauskop
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 112
Cover......Page 1
Dedication......Page 6
Acknowledgment......Page 8
Dislocures......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
1. Classification and diagnosis of headaches......Page 14
2. Pathophysiology of migraine and other headaches......Page 22
3. Diagnostic procedures......Page 26
4. Nonpharmacological/alternative approaches......Page 30
5. Pharmacological therapies......Page 40
6. Interventional therapies......Page 56
7. Management of common conditions......Page 60
8. Special populations......Page 78
9. Typical cases......Page 84
Index......Page 98
