Wiiliam B Young, Stephen D Silberstein, Stephanie J Nahas

Jefferson Headache Manual

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Jefferson Headache Manual is a practical guide for the practitioner seeking assistance in diagnosing and treating headache patients. Written by the experts at one of the foremost headache centers in the US, the Manual provides a systematic approach to identifying and managing all types of headaches. Migraine, chronic daily and tension headache, cluster headache, post-lumbar puncture and high and low pressure headaches, medication overuse, and unusual primary headaches are all covered. In addition, this handy reference includes chapters on post-traumatic headache, associated comorbid disorders, headache in the emergency department, and regional considerations in the neck, nose and sinuses, and contains up-to-date information on the latest prescription drug treatments, infusion and inpatient therapies, botulinum toxin, and behavioral management. Based upon the Jefferson philosophy and unique experience of the authors, this comprehensive yet concise manual will appeal to anyone who strives to practice "state of the art" headache medicine. Features of the Jefferson Headache Manual include *

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781933864709
• ISBN-10: 1933864702
• Artikelnr.: 31957397

Autorenporträt

William B. Young, MD, is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Inpatient Program at the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

Inhaltsangabe

"1. Classification of Headache: How and Why
Primary versus Secondary Headache
2. Epidemiology of Migraine
3. Diagnosis and Testing of Primary and Secondary Headache
4. Pathophysiology of Migraine and How to Explain it to your Patients
5. Migraine: Treating the Attack
6. Migraine: Preventing Attacks
7. Hormones and Headaches
8. Chronic Daily Headache: Chronic Migraine and Others: Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Medication Overuse: Diagnosis and Treatment
10. Comorbid Disorders Associated with Migraine and Chronic Daily Headache
11. Behavioral Treatment of Migraine and Chronic Daily Headache
12. Headache in the Emergency Department
13. Infusion and Inpatient Treatment
14. Cluster Headache
15. Unusual Primary Headaches
Posttraumatic Headache
17. Postlumbar Puncture Headaches, High and Low Pressure Headaches
18. Headaches and the Neck
19. Headaches and the Nose and Sinuses: A practical Approach"

Rezensionen

Packed with useful graphics, tables, and illustrations *