This work, written by well-known experts from three of the world's leading centres for the study and treatment of headache, provides all those with an interest in this condition with a compendium of current opinion, from epidemiology and pathophysiology, and investigation, through to the options for intervention and management. It is intended for trainees in neurology, general physicians and geriatricians, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and anaesthetists.
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PART ONE: 1. Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Headache 2. Historical Introduction 3. Classification and Diagnosis of Headache 4. Epidemiology and Impact of Headache Disorders 5. Diagnostic Testing and Ominous Causes of Headache 6. The Pathophysiology of Primary Headache PART TWO: 7. Primary Headache Disorders 8. Migraine: Diagnosis and Treatment 9. Tension-type Headache: Diagnosis and Treatment 10. Chronic Daily Headache: Diagnosis and Treatment 11. Cluster Headache Diagnosis and Treatment 12. Short-lasting and Related Headaches PART THREE: 13. Secondary Headache Disorders 14. Post-traumatic Headache 15. Headache Associated with Non-vascular Intracranial Disease 16. Headache Associated with Vascular Disease: Migraine and Stroke 17. Sinus Headache 18. Headache Associated with Central Nervous System Infections 19. Pregnancy, Breast Feeding and Headache 20. Geriatric Headache
