Mechanism and Management of Headache

By James W. Lance

Book Overview

416 pagesFeatures a chapter organization based on the HIS classification of headache, making information easy to find.Delivers balanced coverage of the most recent scientific discoveries as well as tried and true clinical observations.Includes updated discussions on the pathophysiology and treatment of migraine, plus a new chapter on Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias (cluster headaches).Delivers a completely revised chapter on tension-type headache that reflects recent changes in clinical practice.Provides revisions based on updated guidelines presented at the International Headache Society, Congress of Headache, September 2003.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750675306
• ISBN13: 9780750675307
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"