Handbook of Headache Management: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Head, Neck, and Facial Pain

by Stephen D. Silberstein and C. David Gordon

Book Overview

Now in its updated Second Edition, this handbook provides the key information necessary to diagnose and treat headache. The information is presented in a practical and highly accessible manner.This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781720486
• ISBN13: 9780781720489
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Migraines? A Must-Read

A comprehensive, reader-friendly, and scholarly review of the many facets of life with migraine headache, by one of the most prominent head-pain physicians in the world. Read it, if you need help with this life-altering problem. There's no magical cure, and no salesmanship; just good science and helpful advice.

A Must-Have for "headachers"

Whether you need info on migraine, cluster headaches, tension-type headaches, or any other headache problem, this book will have it. The outline format, tables, and illustrations make the content easy to access and understand. Includes an outstanding section on medications.

Headache Management

This 2nd edition of the handbook is comprehensive and concise. The arrangement of the book provides a methodical review of basic issues in headache from etiology to treatment. Specific attention to the various classifications of headache provides highly valuable information regarding evaluation and management of the headache patient. The section reviewing medications used in headache treatment is comprehensive and highly informative. Especially notable is a general atomsphere of care and concern for the plight of the chronic headache patient regarding the multitude of complex factors affecting pain. This handbook is an excellent reference for any practitioner dealing with headache management.