The Headaches 3e Hardbound

Illustrations: 225

Established worldwide as the one definitive, encyclopedic reference
on headache, The Headaches is now in its thoroughly revised, updated
Third Edition. The foremost international authorities examine the
mechanisms of over 100 types of headache and provide evidence-based
treatment recommendations, including extensive tables of controlled
clinical trials.

This edition presents the revised International Headache Society
classification of headaches and explains how to use this new
classification for accurate diagnosis. Many headache entities are
discussed for the first time, such as chronic migraines; primary
headache attributed to sexual activity; primary stabbing, cough,
exertional, and thunderclap headaches; hypnic headaches; and new
daily persistent headaches. A new section focuses on childhood
headaches. Chapters that focus on headaches in elderly patients and
patients with psychiatric or medical diseases are also included