Wolff's headache and other head pain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolff, Harold G. (Harold George), 1898-1962.

Silberstein, Stephen D.

Lipton, Richard B.

Dalessio, Donald J., 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Headache.

Orofacial pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 625 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

7th ed. / edited by Stephen D. Silberstein, Richard B. Lipton, Donald J. Dalessio.

Other Title:

Headache and other head pain

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text provides a comprehensive overview of headache disorders. The contributors are the acknowledged world leaders in their fields. This seventh edition reflects the enormous growth of knowledge regarding the classification of epidemiology, mechanisms, and treatment of headaches.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Remembrances of Dr. Harold G. Wolff; 2. Overview, Diagnosis, and Classification of Headache; 3. Neuroimaging and Other Diagnostic Testing in Headache; 4. Pain-Sensitive Cranial Structures: Chemical Anatomy; 5. Pathophysiology of Headache; 6. Genetics of Headache; 7. Epidemiology and Impact of Headache; 8. Migraine Comorbidity; II. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS; 9. Migraine: Diagnosis and Treatment; 10. Episodic Tension-Type Headaches

11. Chronic Daily Headache, Including Transformed Migraine, Chronic Tension-Type Headache, and Medication Overuse 12. Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment; 13. Unusual Primary Headache Disorders; III. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS; 14. Headaches Associated with Head Trauma; 15. Headache Associated with Vascular Disorders; 16. Headache Associated with Abnormalities in Intracranial Structure or Function: High Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Headache and Brain Tumor

17. Headache Associated with Abnormalities in Intracranial Structure or Function: Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Headache 18. Infectious, Toxic, and Metabolic Headache; 19. Disorders of the Neck: Cervicogenic Headache; 20. Disorders of the Eye; 21. Disorders of the Mouth and Teeth; 22. Nasal Disease and Sinus Headache; 23. Cranial Neuralgias and Atypical Facial Pain; 24. Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica; IV. SPECIAL TOPICS; 25. Headaches in Children and Adolescents; 26. Behavioral Management of Headache; 27. Communicating with the Patient; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-83431-5

9786610834310

0-19-803091-6

OCLC:

476026645