Migraine Your Questions Answered

Migraine Your Questions Answered
Author: Carol Foster
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007-06-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0756641861

Providing practical guidance about the various self-helpmeasures, conventional medical options and complementary therapies, these jargon-free question-and-answer guides provide practical advice about coping with various forms of arthritis and migraines. Contains up-to-date research on the latest treatments and complementary therapies Features comprehensive sections on diet and exercise

Frequently Asked Questions About Migraines and Headaches

Frequently Asked Questions About Migraines and Headaches
Author: Allan B. Cobb
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2008-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1404218149

Describes headaches and migraines, including the difference between headaches and migraines, what causes migraines to occur, and how to prevent them from reoccurring.

Migraine in Women

Migraine in Women
Author: Elizabeth Loder
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781550091809

Fifteen specialists serve as chapter authors, covering sex hormones and genetics, as well as the social, cultural, psychiatric, and psychological factors that contribute to headache disorders. Their approach is evidence-based, but where there are gaps in research, the authors provide advice based on expert consensus and clinical experience. Each chapter opens with a case report that synthesizes the chapter's treatment recommendations, as well as key points listing the chapter's contents. The main body of the chapter features an introductory overview, a closing summary, tables, and an extensive list of suggestive reading.

Drug-Induced Headache

Drug-Induced Headache
Author: Hans-Christoph Diener
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642733271

M. WILKINSON Patients with frequent or daily headaches pose a very difficult problem for the physician who has to treat them, particularly as many patients think that there should be a medicine or medicines which give them instant relief. In the search for the compound which would meet this very natural desire, many drugs have been manufactured and the temptation for the physician is either to increase the dose of a drug which seems to be, at any rate, partially effective, or to add one or more drugs to those which the patient is already taking. Although there have been some references to the dangers of overdosage of drugs for migraine in the past, it was not until relatively recently that it was recognized that drugs given for the relief of headache, if taken injudiciously, may themselves cause headache. The first drugs to be implicated in this way were ergotamine and phenazone. In the case of ergotamine tartrate, the dangers of ergotism were well known as this was a disorder which had been known and written about for many years. In the treatment of headache, fully blown ergotism is rare and in recent years has usually been due to self-medication in doses much greater than those prescribed although there are a few recorded cases where toxic amounts have been given.

Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache

Common Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of Headache
Author: Elizabeth W. Loder
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1107636108

Discussing real-world cases, this practical guide highlights areas of diagnostic uncertainty and shows common pitfalls in headache diagnosis and treatment.

Migraine

Migraine
Author: Katherine Foxhall
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1421429489

Deeply researched and beautifully written, this fascinating and accessible study of one of our most common, disabling—and yet often dismissed—disorders will appeal to physicians, historians, scholars in medical humanities, and people living with migraine alike.

Pathophysiology of Headaches

Pathophysiology of Headaches
Author: Messoud Ashina
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319156217

This book provides a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of both primary headaches – migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), and cluster headache – and the very important and frequent type of secondary headache, medication overuse headache (MOH). After an introductory chapter describing relevant neuroanatomy and vascular anatomy, the evidence gained from animal models regarding the pathophysiology of migraine and the other primary headaches is reviewed. Knowledge of the genetic component in the different types of headache is then examined with reference to recent evidence, for example regarding the implication of the trigeminovascular system and cortical spreading depression in migraine. Detailed information is provided on insights into primary headaches from imaging studies, including functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography and on their neurophysiology and biochemistry. A further series of important chapters describe present knowledge of the pathophysiology of each specific type of headache and consider future directions. Written by acknowledged experts in their fields from Europe and the United States, clinicians and students will find Pathophysiology of Headaches to be an excellent source of up-to-date information on why patients experience headaches. In addition, it will be of value for pain researchers investigating the underlying mechanisms of headache.

Heal Your Headache

Heal Your Headache
Author: David Buchholz
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2002-08-12
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0761125663

Based on the breakthrough understanding that virtually all headaches are forms of migraine--because migraine is not a specific type of headache, but the built-in mechanism that causes headaches of all kinds, along with neck stiffness, sinus congestion, dizziness, and other problems--Dr. Buchholz's Heal Your Headache puts headache sufferers back in control of their lives with a simple, transforming program: Step 1: Avoid the "Quick Fix." Too often painkillers only make matters worse because of the crippling complication known as rebound. Step 2: Reduce Your Triggers. The crux of the program: a migraine diet that eliminates the foods that push headache sufferers over the top. Step 3: Raise Your Threshold. When diet and other lifestyle changes aren't enough, preventive medication can help stay the course. That's it: in three steps turn your headache problems around.

ABC of Headache

ABC of Headache
Author: Anne MacGregor
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2013-05-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118682009

In its different presentations, headache is one of the most commonsymptoms seen by family practitioners. The difficulty is indiagnosing the cause of the headache so that the appropriatetreatment is provided, or if referral to a specialist is therecommended course of action. The ABC of Headache helps with this dilemma and guidesthe healthcare professional to look for the possible causes ofpresenting symptoms. Based on real case histories, each chapterguides the reader from symptoms through to diagnosis andmanagement. This new ABC is a highly illustrated, informative, andpractical source of knowledge. With links to further informationand resources, it is a valuable text for healthcare professionalsat all levels of practice and training.