Handbook of Headache Practical Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martelletti, Paolo (Editor), Steiner, Timothy J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Emergency medicine.; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Emergency Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

Headache disorders are one of the most common disorders of the nervous system. They are pandemic and, in many cases, they can be recurrent and can accompany the patient for the whole life. These disorders impose a substantial burden on headache sufferers, on their families and on society itself; the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Classification and Controversies
• Epidemiology
• Genetics Global Burden Public Health Economy
• Migraine
• Tension Type Headache
• TAC’s
• Headache in Developmental Age
• Neuroimaging
• Comorbidities
• Posttraumatic Headache
• Cervicogenic Headache
• Secondary Headaches
• Medication Overuse Headache
• Acute Therapy
• Headache in Emergency Room
• Preventative Therapy
• Future Drugs
• Invasive Techniques
• "The Multiple" Management
• The Lay Organization Role
• Suggested Links. Acknowledgements.