Chronic Headache

Mark W. Green

ISBN 10: 3030082598 / ISBN 13: 9783030082598

Published by Springer, Springer Dez 2018, 2018

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This comprehensive, practical title invites all clinicians to take a fresh look at the evaluation and management of chronic daily headache (CDH). Developed by a distinguished international panel of experts, the book examines key social and economic issues around CDH and clarifies the diagnosis of CDH disorders, providing an understanding of the underlying biological substrates, offering guidance on the use of diagnostic testing and additional consultations, and outlining treatment strategies with the greatest potential to alleviate the burden of these patients and to provide the highest quality of care. The book fully examines the constellation of symptoms that constitute chronic daily headache, while also discussing the role of behavioral medicine and the important elements involved in taking a good history. The major forms and biology of chronic daily headache are covered, as is the role of diagnostic testing and treatment. The risk factors that lead patients to transform episodic primary headache disorders into the chronic form are examined. Invasive and neuromodulatory techniques are also discussed. A section on the classification of these disorders rounds out this important contribution to the literature. Chronic Headache - A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluation and Management will be of great interest to neurologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, and other clinicians with an interest in chronic daily headache.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 412 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chronic Headache
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Dez 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030082598
• ISBN 13: 9783030082598
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 21D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 877 grams

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Synopsis

This comprehensive, practical title invites all clinicians to take a fresh look at the evaluation and management of chronic daily headache (CDH). Developed by a distinguished international panel of experts, the book examines key social and economic issues around CDH and clarifies the diagnosis of CDH disorders, providing an understanding of the underlying biological substrates, offering guidance on the use of diagnostic testing and additional consultations, and outlining treatment strategies with the greatest potential to alleviate the burden of these patients and to provide the highest quality of care.  The book fully examines the constellation of symptoms that constitute chronic daily headache, while also discussing the role of behavioral medicine and the important elements involved in taking a good history.  The major forms and biology of chronic daily headache are covered, as is the role of diagnostic testing and treatment.  The risk factors that lead patients to transform episodic primary headache disorders into the chronic form are examined.  Invasive and neuromodulatory techniques are also discussed. A section on the classification of these disorders rounds out this important contribution to the literature.  Chronic Headache – A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluation and Management will be of great interest to neurologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, and other clinicians with an interest in chronic daily headache.

About the Author

Mark W. Green MD, FAAN 

Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology, and Rehabilitation Medicine

Director of Headache and Pain Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai

Robert Cowan, MD

Director, Stanford Headache and Facial Pain Clinic

Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences

Stanford School of Medicine

Stanford, CA

 

Frederick G. Freitag, DO

Associate Professor Neurology

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI