The Headaches includes over 100 types of headaches and provides evidence-based treatment recommendations, including extensive tables of controlled clinical trials.
Contents
General Aspects of The Headaches
- History of the Headache
- Classification of Headache
- Epidemiology of Headache
- Impact of the Headache on the Individual and Family
- Societal Burden of the Headache
- The History and Examination of Headache Patients
- Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials, and Evidence-Based Medicine in Headache
- Ethical Issues in Headache Research and Management
Basic Science Aspects of The Headaches
- Anatomy of Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Blood Vessels, and Meninges
- Anatomy and Physiology of Head Pain
- Inhibition and Facilitation of Nociception
- Peripheral and Central Sensitization Related to Headaches
- Imaging Pain
- Serotonin and Other Biogenic Amines
- Nitric Oxide
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Other Peptides
- Sex Hormones
- Prostanoids and Other Inflammatory Mediators
- Other Molecules Involved in Pain Transmission
- Ion Channels Relevant to Pain
- Triptan Signal Transduction
- Animal Models of Headache
- Human Models of the Headaches
The Migraines
- The Migraines: Introduction
- Epidemiology of Migraine
- Migraine Comorbidity
Migraine Mechanisms
- Genetics of Migraine
- Spreading Depression
- 5-Hydroxytryptamine Involvement in Migraines
- Nitric Oxide Involvement in Migraines
- CGRP Involvement in Migraines
- Channelopathies and Their Possible Relation to Migraines
- Neurogenic Inflammatory Mechanisms
- Blood and Spinal Fluid in Migraines
- Influence of Female Hormones on Migraines
- Platelets and Immunology of Migraines
- Hemodynamics and Neuroimaging of Migraines
- Brain Metabolism in Migraines
- Neurophysiology of Migraines
- Autonomic Dysfunction in Migraines
- Psychological Mechanisms of Migraines
- Synthesis of Migraine Mechanisms
Migraine: Clinical Feaures
- Symptomatology of Migraines without Aura
- Migraines with Aura and Their Subforms
- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Migraines
- Prognosis of Migraines
Migraine: Management
- General and Pharmacologic Approach to Migraine Management
- Psychological and Behavioral Treatments of Migraines
Migraine: Acute Drug Treatment of The Attack
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in the Acute Treatment of Migraines
- Ergot Alkaloids in the Acute Treatment of Migraines
- Triptans, 5-HT1B/1D Receptor Agonists in the Acute Treatmene of Migraines
- Antiemetic, Prokinetic, Neuroleptic, and Miscellaneous Drugs in the Acute Treatment of Migraines
- Prioritizing Acute Pharmacotherapy of Migraines
Migraine: Prophylactic Drug Management
- ß-Adrenoceptor Blocking Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis
- Antiserotonin Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis
- Calcium Antagonists in Migraine Prophylaxis
- Antiepileptic Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory and Miscellaneous Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis
- Prioritizing Prophylacitc Treatment of Migraines
- Potential New Drugs for the Acute and Prophylatic Treatment of Migraines
Migraine: Special Types and Complications
- Sporadic and Familial Hemiplegic Migraines
- Basilar Migraines and Retinal Migraines
- Status Migrainosus
- Migrainous Infarction and Migraine Triggered Epilepsy
- Chronic Migraines
Tension-Type Headaches, Cluster Headaches, and Other Primary Headaches
- Tension-Type Headache: Introduction
- Epidemiology of Tension-Type Headaches
Tension-Type Headache: Pathophysiology
- Genetics of Tension-Type Headaches
- Human Studies of Experimental Pain From Muscle
- Sensitization of Myofascial Pain Pathways in Tension-Type Headaches
- Neurophysiology of Tension-Type Headaches
- Hemodynamics and Muscle Metabolism of Tension-Type Headaches
- Temporomandibular Disorders and Tension-Type Headaches
- Psychological Mechanisms of Tension-Type Headaches
- Biochemistry of Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid in Tension-Type Headaches
- Synthesis of Tension-Type Headache Mechanisms
Tension-Type Headache: Clinical Features
- Symptomatology of Episodic Tension-Type Headaches
- Symptomatology of Chronic Tension-Type Headaches
- Differential Diagnosis and Prognosis of Tension-Type Headaches
Tension-Type Headache: Management
- General Approach to Treatment of Tension-Type Headaches
- Psychological Treatments of Tension-Type Headaches
- Physiotherapy of Tension-Type Headaches
- Acute Pharmacotherapy of Tension-Type Headaches
- Prophylactic Pharmacotherapy of Tension-Type Headache
Cluster Headache
- Cluster Headaches: Introduction and Epidemiology
- Genetics of Cluster Headaches
- Anatomy and Pathology of Cluster Headaches
- Biochemistry, Circannual and Circadian Rhythms, Endocrinology, and Immunology of Cluster Headaches
- Neurophysiology and Autonomic Dysfunction in Cluster Headaches
- Neuroimaging in Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias
- Synthesis of Cluster Headache Pathophysiology
- Symptomatology of Cluster Headaches
- Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Cluster Headaches
- General Approach to the Management of Cluster Headaches
- Acute Treatment of Cluster Headaches
- Preventive and Surgical Management of Cluster Headaches
- Paroxysmal Hemicrania
- Sudden Unilateral Neuralgiform Pain with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing
Other Primary Headaches
- Primary Stabbing, Cough, Exertional, and Thunderclap Headaches
- Primary Headache Attributed to Sexual Activity
- Hypnic Headaches
- Hemicrania Continua
- New Daily Persistent Headache
The Secondary Headaches
- Acute Posttraumatic Headaches
- Chronic Posttraumatic Headaches
- Headache Attributed to Whiplash Injury
Headache Attributed to Vascular Disorder
- Ischemic Stroke and Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma
- Unruptured Vascular Malformation and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Arteritis
- Carotid or Vertebral Artery Pain
- Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Headache Attributed to Nonvascular Intracranial Disorder
- High Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
- Low Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
- Pseudomigraine with Pleocytosis
- Intracranial Neoplasms
Headache Attributed to a Substance, an Infection, or a Disorder of Homeostasis
- Headache Associated with Acute Substance Use or Exposure
- Medication Overuse Headaches
- Headache Attributed to Infection
- Headache Attributed to a Disorder of Homeostasis
Headache or Facial Pain Attributed to a Cranial, Cervical, or Psychiatric Disorder
- Disorder of the Skull and Cervical Spine
- Ocular Disorder
- Disorder of Ear, Nose, and Sinus
- Headache Attributed to Orofacial/Temporomandibular Pathology
- Headache Attributed to Psychiatric Disorder
Cranial Neuralgias, Nerve Trunk Pain, and Deafferentation Pain
Headaches in Children, and Adolescents
- History and Examination of Infants, Children, and Adolescents with Headaches
- Childhood Migraine and Related Syndromes
- Tension-Type Headaches and Other Nonmigraine Primary Headaches in the Pediatric Population
- Secondary Headaches in the Pediatric Population
Special Problems in the Headaches and Their Management
- Headache During Pregnancy and Lactation
- Headaches and Sleep
- Headaches in the Elderly
- Headache in Patients with Coexisting Other Pain Disorder
- Headaches in Patients with Coexisting Psychiatric Disease
- Headaches in Patients with Coexisting Medical Disease
- Headaches in the Emergency Room
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