Book Description
This book provides simple diagnostic methods and criteria to differentiate various types of headache. Headache treatment recommendations, both acute and prophylactic, are provided. Algorithms, patient-education materials, and tables and figures are included to assist in establishing the diagnosis and selecting appropriate therapy. A separate chapter is devoted to the management of headaches in women, including menstrualmigraines.

Book Info
St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL. Pocket-sized reference for the practitioner on the diagnosis and management of headaches. Covers classification, etiology, headaches due to organic causes, migraine headaches, cluster headaches, tension headaches, special patient considerations, emergency treatment, and more. Previous edition: c2001. Softcover.

About the Author
Seymour Diamond, MD is Director of the Diamond Headache Clinic and Adjunct Professor at the Chicago Medical School.

ANNOTATION

Incl. migraine/organic/cluster/tension; special patient considerations; post-traumatic; emergency trmt; therapy etc

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Pocket-sized, quick reference to diagnosing and managing headaches. Thumb-tabbed chapters. Topics include: classification and etiology; diagnosis; organic causes; migraine headaches; cluster headaches; tension, coexisting and post-traumatic headaches; and emergency treatment. For clinicians.

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Daniel B Hier, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: This is a brief pocket-sized book on the diagnosis and management of headaches. Purpose: The author has sought to summarize his approach to the management of headaches in a way that can be easily grasped by other practicing clinicians. Audience: This book is aimed primarily at non-neurologists and non-headache specialists who want practical advice on the management of headaches. It will appeal to general internists and family practitioners who encounter patients with headaches. Features: This is a practical and easy to read text. It reflects primarily the author's approach and that of the Diamond Headache Clinic. It covers diagnosis and classification of headaches and then reviews management of migraine, cluster, and tension headache in detail. The emphasis is on practical information that will assist in the management of headache. The scientific and pathophysiological basis underlying diagnosis and management is downplayed. Assessment: This book is brief and to the point. It is more similar to Peatfield and Campbell's Fast Facts - Headaches (Health Press Limited, 2000) or Robbins' Management of Headache and Headache Medications, 2nd edition (Springer-Verlag, 2000). It is much briefer and less sophisticated than headache encyclopedias such as Silberstein's Wolff's Headache and other Head Pains , 7th edition (Oxford University Press, 2001), Spierings' Headache (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998), or Lance and Goadsby's Mechanism and Management of Headache, 6th edition (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998). This book will appeal to internists and family practitioners who want concise help with the management of their headache patients. Neurologists and headache specialists will want to turn to more detailed treatises.

RATING

3 Stars from Doody

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