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UNINA9910300276603321 |
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Autore |
Muehlberger Thomas |
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Titolo |
Migraine Surgery : A Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice / / by Thomas Muehlberger |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Plastic surgery |
Neurology |
Pain medicine |
Plastic Surgery |
Neurology |
Pain Medicine |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Theory: What is migraine? -- Myths and Misperception -- Pathophysiology of migraine -- History of migraine surgery -- How does migraine surgery work?. Current scientific evidence -- Interdisciplinary approach. Practice: Course of treatment -- Patient selection -- The Botox test -- PREEMPT vs Decompression -- The surgery (nose, temple, neck, forehead) -- Follow-up -- Controversy -- Perspective. . |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Migraine surgery is the only existing treatment option that can lead to a permanent symptomatic improvement. Surgical techniques and advances in the understanding of the underlying mechanisms are evolving rapidly. This book intends to familiarise surgeons with the concept of migraine headaches and explains the surgical deactivation of trigger sites, which consists of much more than the decompression of pericranial nerves. The traditional notion of the brain as the sole origin of migraine is supplanted by a concept where the alteration of afferent signals in conjunction with peripheral and central sensitization can trigger a migraine attack. Migraine surgery targets the crucial role |
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