Headache

by Todd J. Schwedt , Jonathan P. Gladstone , R. Allan Purdy , David W. Dodick

• ISBN13: 9780521720571
• ISBN10: 0521720575
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Headache is the most common presenting symptom in neurology and constitutes more than one-third of primary care consultations. Organized according to the presenting features of the headache (acute, episodic and chronic), this handbook provides diagnostic and treatment information for both common and uncommon causes of headache. Making maximum use of lists, bullet points, summary boxes and illustrations, it allows the reader fast access to essential information where it is needed most. Each topic is dealt with succinctly, using up-to-date knowledge and experience of the authors, all of whom are headache experts from leading clinical centers in the USA and Canada. Providing comprehensive and detailed coverage to satisfy the needs of the busy neurologist, residents in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other fields of internal medicine, this book will also be a valuable guide to practising clinicians who do not deal with headache on a regular basis.

Author Biography

Todd J. Schwedt is Assistant Professor Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology, and Director, Washington university Headache center, Washington University school of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
Jonathan P. Gladstone is Director of the Gladstone Headache Clinic, Director of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Canada, Co-Director Headache Clinci, Hospital for Sick Children, Headache Specialist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences centre and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a Director of the Canadian Headache Society.
R. Allan purdy is Professor (Neurology) and Head, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie university, and District-Chief, Department of Medicine, capital Health, Halifax, Canada. He is a member of the Board of the American Headache Society and Trustee of the international Headache society.
David W. Doodick is Professor of Neurology at Mayo Clinic, Arizona, USA. He is also President-Elect of the American Headache society and Editor of Cephalalgia.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acute Headaches

Introduction to the acute headaches

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Cervical artery dissection

Acute hypertensive headache

Ischemic stroke

Pituitary apoplexy

Third ventricular colloid cyst

Primary thunderclap headache

Intracranial infection

Episodic Headaches

Introduction to the episodic headaches

Episodic migraine headache

Hemiplegic migraine

Basilar-type migraine

Episodic tension-type headache

Cluster headache

Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania

SUNCT syndrome

Chiari malformation headache

Trigeminal neuralgia

Subacute angle-closure glaucoma

Primary stabbing headache

Primary headache associated with sexual activity

Primary cough headache

Chronic Daily Headaches

Introduction to the chronic daily headaches

Chronic migraine headache

Chronic tension-type headache

Hemicrania continua

New daily persistent headache

Giant cell arteritis

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Intracranial neoplasm

Sinus headache

Medication overuse headache

Post-traumatic headache

Cervicogenic headache

Occipital neuralgia

Hypnic headache

Index

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