Headache

Edited by Matthew S. Robbins, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Headache Center, Bronx, NY, USA Brian M. Grosberg, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Headache Center, Bronx, NY, USA Richard B. Lipton, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Headache Center, Bronx, NY, USA Unmask the clinical complexity behind one of the most common neurological symptoms Headache is a common clinical complaint often overlooked by both sufferers and physicians that can be intimidating to approach and manage.  Hundreds of different etiologies, both benign and life–threatening, may primarily feature the symptom, and diagnosis can therefore be challenging. Headache is a practical guide to headache medicine designed for both neurologists and general practitioners. Its expert author team introduces the principles of classification and diagnosis, and focuses in detail on the main classes of headache – migraine, tension–type and trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, including cluster headache. They also cover unusual headache disorders such as hemicrania continua and new daily persistent headache, and address the management of headache in women, children and the elderly. With a clinically focused practical approach, Headache draws on the experience of international specialists to help you diagnose and manage your patients more effectively.

Contributor List vii Series Foreword x Preface xi Acknowledgments xii part i: principles of headache: primary and secondary headache disorders 1 The Basics of Headache Classifi cation and Diagnosis 3 Seymour Solomon and Richard B. Lipton 2 Approach to the Patient with Headache 16 Brian M. Grosberg, Benjamin W. Friedman, and Seymour Solomon 3 Secondary Headache Disorders Encountered in Clinical Practice 27 Deborah I. Friedman part ii: migraine 4 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Migraine 57 Seymour Solomon and Brian M. Grosberg 5 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Migraine 64 Richard B. Lipton, C. Mark Sollars, and Dawn C. Buse 6 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Migraine 88 Peter J. Goadsby 7 Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Migraine 100 Lucille A. Rathier, Dawn C. Buse, Robert A. Nicholson, and Frank Andrasik 8 Acute Treatments for Migraine 113 Dagny Holle and Hans–Christoph Diener 9 Preventive Treatments for Migraine 125 William B. Young 10 Managing the Special Problem of Chronic Migraine 140 Marcelo E. Bigal part iii: tension–type headache 11 Diagnosis, Subtypes, Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Tension–type Headache 155 Sara C. Crystal, Uri Napchan, and Matthew S. Robbins 12 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Tension–type Headache 164 Sait Ashina and Lars Bendtsen 13 Treatment of Tension–type Headache 172 Sara C. Crystal and Katherine A. Henry part iv: trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias including cluster headache 14 Diagnosis and Subtypes of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 183 Arne May 15 Epidemiology, Progression, Prognosis, and Comorbidity of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 192 Matthew S. Robbins and Jessica Ailani 16 Pathophysiology and Genetics of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias 201 Peter J. Goadsby 17 Treatment of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Including Cluster Headache 214 Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg part v: other headache disorders 18 New Daily Persistent Headache 229 Matthew S. Robbins 19 Hemicrania Continua 236 Uri Napchan 20 Unusual Short–duration Primary Headaches 245 Sarah Vollbracht and Brian M. Grosberg part vi: management of headache in specifi c patient populations 21 Management of Headache in Women 259 Elizabeth W. Loder, Dawn C. Buse, Vince Martin, Luzma Cardona, and Dawn A. Marcus 22 Management of Headache in Children 269 Oranee Sanmaneechai and Karen Ballaban–Gil 23 Management of Headache in the Elderly 290 Matthew S. Robbins and Richard B. Lipton Index 307