Chronic Headache: A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluation and Management

Book info: Chronic Headache: A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluation and Management (Hardcover, 409 pages) – Springer, 2018. Language: English.

This comprehensive, practical title invites all clinicians to take a fresh look at the evaluation and management of chronic daily headache (CDH). Developed by a distinguished international panel of experts, the book examines key social and economic issues around CDH and clarifies the diagnosis of CDH disorders, providing an understanding of the underlying biological substrates, offering guidance on the use of diagnostic testing and additional consultations, and outlining treatment strategies with the greatest potential to alleviate the burden of these patients and to provide the highest quality of care. The book fully examines the constellation of symptoms that constitute chronic daily headache, while also discussing the role of behavioral medicine and the important elements involved in taking a good history. The major forms and biology of chronic daily headache are covered, as is the role of diagnostic testing and treatment. The risk factors that lead patients to transform episodic primary headache disorders into the chronic form are examined. Invasive and neuromodulatory techniques are also discussed. A section on the classification of these disorders rounds out this important contribution to the literature. Chronic Headache – A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluation and Management will be of great interest to neurologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students, and other clinicians with an interest in chronic daily headache.

Editorial Reviews Review “The book covers a variety of chronic headache disorders, including chronic migraine, chronic cluster headache, new daily persistent headache, chronic secondary headache, and chronic facial pain. … This is a high-quality comprehensive review of relevant chronic headache disorders. It provides expertise in diagnostic evaluation, current research, and treatment options for professionals treating patients with headache disorders.” (Simy Parikh, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2019)​ About the Author Mark W. Green MD, FAAN Professor of Neurology, Anesthesiology, and Rehabilitation MedicineDirector of Headache and Pain MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai
Robert Cowan, MDDirector, Stanford Headache and Facial Pain ClinicDepartment of Neurology & Neurological SciencesStanford School of MedicineStanford, CA Frederick G. Freitag, DOAssociate Professor NeurologyMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI