The standard work on migraines, headaches and facial pain

Headaches are the number one health problem. Over 400 different primary diagnoses are currently distinguished. This book comprehensively describes the current state of knowledge regarding the causes, diagnosis, and contemporary treatment of various headache types. It follows the structure and logic of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, taking into account the latest evidence-based guidelines. This practical handbook is ideally suited for all clinical questions concerning all forms of migraine and headache. It is aimed at physicians of all specialties, psychologists, physiotherapists, sports therapists, and other professionals who treat patients with migraine and headaches. The 4th edition has been comprehensively updated, expanded, and revised. This new edition incorporates the enormous increase in knowledge in the entire field of migraine and headache therapy.

Contents

  • Classification, diagnosis and therapy of all currently known forms of headache based on the current 3rd edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders
  • Pathomechanisms, progression and chronicity factors
  • Targeted prevention and acute therapy based on current scientific knowledge
  • All modern therapeutic methods: behavioral measures, attack therapy, preventive medication, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, neuromodulation, etc.
  • New developments include triptans, onabotulinumtoxin A, monoclonal antibodies against the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor or against CGRP, gepants, ditans, PACAP, and others.
  • Comorbidities, psychological interventions, relaxation techniques, sports and physiotherapy
  • Organization, quality assurance, coding, cost-effectiveness, social law
  • Prevention and treatment of complications, progression and chronicity
  • Coordinated and integrated care, interdisciplinary multimodal complex treatment

Chapter

1. Classification of headaches.- 2. Diagnosis of headaches.- 3. Clinical examination in headaches.- 4. Epidemiology of headaches.- 5. The healthcare landscape for headaches.- 6. Migraine.- 7. Tension-type headaches.- 8. Self-medication for migraine and tension-type headaches.- 9. Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias.- 10. Paroxysmal hemicrania and SUNCT.- 11. Other primary headaches.- 12. Secondary headaches.- 13. Headache due to head and/or cervical spine trauma.- 14. Headache due to vascular disorders of the head or neck.- 15. Headache due to non-vascular intracranial disorders.- 16. Headache due to substance or substance withdrawal.- 17. Headache due to infection.- 18. Headache due to a Disturbance of homeostasis.- 19. Head or facial pain due to disorders of the skull, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth, or other facial or cranial structures.- 20. Headache due to psychological disorders.- 21. Cranial neuralgias and central causes of facial pain.- 22. Other headaches, cranial neuralgias, central or primary facial pain.- 23. Headache forms not yet sufficiently validated.

The author

Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych. Hartmut Göbel , Director of the Kiel Pain Clinic, Migraine and Headache Center, DGS Excellence Center for Headache, Head of the Master's Program in Migraine and Headache Medicine at the University of Kiel

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Binding
: Hardcover

Release date
18.04.2025

Illustrations
XIV, with 437 illustrations, 391 illustrations in color, black and white illustrations, colored illustrations

Publishing House
, Berlin

Page number
1072

Dimensions (L/W/H)
28.5/21.5/6 cm

Weight
3159 g


4th edition

Language:
German

ISBN
978-3-662-68872-4

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