While usually not life threatening, headaches can be debilitating. And they are often a symptom more serious conditions. With pictures obtained from PET, CT, MRI, and other modern imaging techniques An Atlas of Headache presents full color illustrations and a clinician's review on the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of headaches. It provides you with a complete and comprehensive picture of the state-of-the-art in this field.
This atlas approaches the problem of headache from a visual perspective that makes the complaint easier to understand and treat. It covers primary headaches such as migraine, tension-type, and cluster headaches and secondary headaches such as those associated with brain tumors, aneurysms, CNS infections, and HIV. With its clear coverage, easy-to-use organization, and extensive illustrations, An Atlas of Headache gives you the information you need to diagnose and treat headaches quickly and easily.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Neurologists; pain management professionals; clinicians
Illustrationen
118 farbige Abbildungen, 30 s/w Abbildungen
118 Illustrations, color; 30 Illustrations, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-85070-547-5 (9781850705475)
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Herausgeber*in
Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Michigan Head-Pain & Neurological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI,
A REVIEW OF HEADACHE
Historical Aspects of Headache
Headache Classification
Epidemiology of Migraine
Pathophysiology of Migraine
Trigeminal-Autonomic Cephalgias
Tendion-Type Headaches
Secondary Headaches
HEADACHE ILLUSTRATED
Index