Modern Day Management of Headache Questions and Answers

This book is a comprehensive guide to the management of headaches.

Divided into five sections, chapters are presented in a question and answer format.

The book begins with an overview of headaches, explaining classification, diagnostic testing and pathophysiology.

The following sections cover primary headaches (migraine, tension-related) and secondary headaches (post trauma, vascular-related, infections).

The final sections discuss headaches in specific patient groups such as children, the elderly, women, and in pregnancy; and complementary and alternative therapies.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to management of headaches
• Covers both primary and secondary headaches, and specific patient groups
• Includes section on complementary and alternative therapies
• Highly experienced, internationally recognised editor and author team

Part One: Overview of Headache

• The Headache-History And Examination
• The Headache Classification – ICHD3 Beta
• Diagnostic Testing For Headaches
• Pathophysiology Of Primary Headaches
• Role Of Genetics In Headache

Part Two: Primary Headaches

• Migraine: The Clinical Spectrum
• Migraine: Epidemiology And Comorbidity
• Migraine: Acute Treatment
• Preventive Treatment of Migraine
• Chronic Migraine
• Refractory Migraine
• Tension-type Headache: The Normal Headache
• TACs – Clinical Features
• TACs – Treatment Options
• Other Primary Headaches
• New Daily Persistent Headache

Part Three: Secondary Headaches

• Post Traumatic Headache
• Headaches Due To Vascular Disorders
• Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
• Headaches Due To Low CSF Pressure
• Headache Secondary To Other Non-Vascular Disorders, Infections And Disorders Of Homoeostasis
• Headache due to Infections and Disorders of Homeostasis (Code 9 and 10)
• Medication Overuse Headache
• Cranial Neuropathies, Facial Pain, Cervicogenic Headache

Part Four: Special Situations

• Headache And Systemic Disorders
• Headache In Children
• Headache In The Elderly
• Headache In Women
• Headache In Pregnancy And Post-Partum
• Headache: The Ophthalmologist’s Perspective
• Headache: The Psychiatrist’s Perspective
• Headache: The Otolaryngologist’s Perspective

Part Five: Miscellaneous Topics

• Complementary And Alternative Headache Treatments
• Headache In Asia – How Are They Different?

K Ravishankar MD
Consultant in Charge, The Headache and Migraine Clinics, Jaslok and Lilavati Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Randolph Warren Evans
Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas, USA

Shuu-Jiun Wang
Professor and Chairman, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Deputy Director, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan