Headache [[electronic resource] ] : a practical manual / / edited on behalf of the British Association for the Study of Headache by David Kernick, Peter J. Goadsby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812769903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• ISBN: 0-19-155260-7; 0-19-175320-3; 9786613893567; 1-283-58111-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xix, 320 p. : ill
• Collana: Oxford care manuals
• Altri autori (Persone): GoadsbyPeter J; KernickDavid
• Disciplina: 616.8/491
• Soggetti: Headache; Head - Diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Getting to grips with the basics -- Headache impact -- The classification of headache -- Developing evidence-based headache care -- The headache consultation -- 2 Investigating the headache -- Investigating the headache -- Who to investigate -- Images of headache -- 3 Severe headache of sudden onset -- Introduction -- Subarachnoid haemorrhage -- Central venous thrombosis (CVT) -- Cervical arterial dissection -- Reversible segmental vasoconstriction syndrome (RSVS) -- Spontaneous intracranial hypotension -- Pituitary apoplexy -- Other acute headache dealt with elsewhere -- 4 The migraine attack -- Epidemiology of migraine -- Making the diagnosis of migraine -- Co-morbidity and associations -- The migraine attack -- Migraine variants and complications -- When to investigate -- 5 Migraine treatment -- Behaviour and lifestyle modification -- Pharmacological treatment of the acute attack -- Pharmacological treatment for prevention -- Occipital nerve manipulation -- 6 Migraine in women -- Migraine and menstruation -- Migraine and contraception -- Migraine and ; pregnancy -- 7 Tension-type headache -- Introduction -- Clinical features -- Differential diagnosis -- Pathophysiology -- Treatment -- 8 Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias -- Introduction -- Cluster headache -- Paroxysmal hemicrania -- SUNCT -- 9 Cervicogenic headache -- Introduction -- Epidemiology -- Clinical features -- Differential diagnosis -- Pathogenesis -- Treatment -- 10 Headache attributed to head or neck trauma -- Introduction -- Establishing a relationship of headache with the trauma -- Classification of post-traumatic headache -- Prognosis -- Investigation of post-traumatic headache -- Treatment of post-traumatic headache -- 11 Headache due to disorders of CSF pressure.; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension -- Intracranial hypotension -- 12 Headache associated with exertion, cough and sex -- Introduction -- Mechanism of exertional headache -- Cough headache -- Physical exertion headache -- Headache associated with sexual activity -- 13 Other secondary headaches -- Headaches attributed to vascular disorders -- Headaches due to systemic or metabolic diseases (disorders of homeostasis) -- Headaches associated with CNS infections -- 14 Medication overuse headache -- Introduction -- Clinical features -- Treatment -- Prognosis of treated medication overuse headache -- 15 Headache in children -- Introduction -- Secondary headache -- Primary headache -- 16 Headache in the elderly -- Introduction -- Specific problems in the elderly -- Primary headache in the elderly -- Important secondary headaches in the elderly -- 17 Facial pain -- Introduction -- Facial pain associated with rhinosinusitis -- Facial neuralgias -- Post-herpetic neuralgia -- Temporomandibular disorder -- Chronic idiopathic facial pain (atypical facial pain) -- 18 Alternative approaches where evidence is awaited or contested -- Psychology in headache management -- Acupuncture -- Homeopathy -- Botulinum toxin -- PFO closure -- 19 The role of the specialist nurse in headache -- Introduction -- Role development -- Activities undertaken by the headache nurse -- Conclusion -- 20 The development of headache services -- Introduction -- Current headache care and service development -- The British Association for the Study of Headache model of care -- Developing an evidence base for service development -- Appendices -- 1 International Headache Society classification of headache -- 2 Headache impact questionnaires -- 3 Useful websites -- 4 Patient consent form for injecting the occipital nerve -- 5 Some important drug interactions -- 6 Dermatomes and cranial nerves.; Further reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a pragmatic, succinct and authoritative text aimed at GPs, general neurologists and other primary care healthcare professionals dealing with patients with headache. This Oxford Care Manual advocates a multi-disciplinary team approach to care.