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Headache : a practical manual / edited on behalf of the British Association for the Study of Headache by David Kernick, Peter J. Goadsby.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Goadsby, Peter J.
Kernick, David.
British Association for the Study of Headache.
Series:
Oxford care manuals.
Oxford care manuals
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Headache--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Headache.
Head--Diseases.
Head.
Physical Description:
xix, 320 p. : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Summary:
This book is a pragmatic, succinct and authoritative text aimed at GPs, general neurologists and other primary care healthcare professionals dealing with patients with headache. This Oxford Care Manual advocates a multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
1 Getting to grips with the basics
Headache impact
The classification of headache
Developing evidence-based headache care
The headache consultation
2 Investigating the headache
Investigating the headache
Who to investigate
Images of headache
3 Severe headache of sudden onset
Introduction
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Central venous thrombosis (CVT)
Cervical arterial dissection
Reversible segmental vasoconstriction syndrome (RSVS)
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Pituitary apoplexy
Other acute headache dealt with elsewhere
4 The migraine attack
Epidemiology of migraine
Making the diagnosis of migraine
Co-morbidity and associations
The migraine attack
Migraine variants and complications
When to investigate
5 Migraine treatment
Behaviour and lifestyle modification
Pharmacological treatment of the acute attack
Pharmacological treatment for prevention
Occipital nerve manipulation
6 Migraine in women
Migraine and menstruation
Migraine and contraception
Migraine and pregnancy
7 Tension-type headache
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Pathophysiology
Treatment
8 Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
Cluster headache
Paroxysmal hemicrania
SUNCT
9 Cervicogenic headache
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
10 Headache attributed to head or neck trauma
Establishing a relationship of headache with the trauma
Classification of post-traumatic headache
Prognosis
Investigation of post-traumatic headache
Treatment of post-traumatic headache
11 Headache due to disorders of CSF pressure.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Intracranial hypotension
12 Headache associated with exertion, cough and sex
Mechanism of exertional headache
Cough headache
Physical exertion headache
Headache associated with sexual activity
13 Other secondary headaches
Headaches attributed to vascular disorders
Headaches due to systemic or metabolic diseases (disorders of homeostasis)
Headaches associated with CNS infections
14 Medication overuse headache
Prognosis of treated medication overuse headache
15 Headache in children
Secondary headache
Primary headache
16 Headache in the elderly
Specific problems in the elderly
Primary headache in the elderly
Important secondary headaches in the elderly
17 Facial pain
Facial pain associated with rhinosinusitis
Facial neuralgias
Post-herpetic neuralgia
Temporomandibular disorder
Chronic idiopathic facial pain (atypical facial pain)
18 Alternative approaches where evidence is awaited or contested
Psychology in headache management
Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Botulinum toxin
PFO closure
19 The role of the specialist nurse in headache
Role development
Activities undertaken by the headache nurse
Conclusion
20 The development of headache services
Current headache care and service development
The British Association for the Study of Headache model of care
Developing an evidence base for service development
Appendices
1 International Headache Society classification of headache
2 Headache impact questionnaires
3 Useful websites
4 Patient consent form for injecting the occipital nerve
5 Some important drug interactions
6 Dermatomes and cranial nerves.
Further reading
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Z.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-155260-7
0-19-175320-3
9786613893567
1-283-58111-6
OCLC:
801363535

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