by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel,
new publication April 2012,
Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg

A throbbing, pounding, and knocking in the head. Every movement intensifies the agony. Migraine is one of the most significant widespread diseases worldwide. It causes severe disability, a significant reduction in quality of life, and high costs.

In recent years, science has made fascinating progress in the diagnosis and treatment of migraines. This book will bring you up to date on the latest developments, including:

  • Aura phase, headache phase, migraine interval
  • Triggering factors and mechanisms of chronicity
  • Differential diagnosis, course and prognosis
  • Non-drug, drug, and alternative therapies
  • Prevention and treatment of complications
  • Migraine in childhood and in a woman's life

All content is presented systematically and clearly
, and is based on the current international
headache classification.

Practice Plus

  • Numerous illustrations, tables, treatment pathways
  • Practical tips and concrete instructions for action
  • Web-based questionnaires and checklists
  • Web app and iPhone app for process documentation

This work is aimed at all doctors who care for migraine patients, including neurologists, general practitioners, pain therapists, psychologists, internists, orthopedists, etc.


Göbel, Hartmut
. Migraine. Diagnosis – Therapy – Prevention.
2012, VI, 360 pp., 143 illustrations; Hardcover.
ISBN 978-3-642-25557-1
Publication date: April 26, 2012.
List price (price incl. VAT): €69.95.
Available from: Springer, Amazon, Rothacker

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Review Annals of Anatomy
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There are an incalculable number of books available on the widespread disease migraines. What makes the newly published book by the proven headache expert so that we can still strongly recommend it despite the flood of existing publications?

Doctors from all disciplines who would like to find out more about migraines receive clearly presented presentations on the economic significance, current pathophysiological models, the symptoms of the disease, diagnostics and therapy.

What is special is the clear interweaving of concise case studies with the theory. Summaries printed in blue are helpful for the hasty reader. Colored sections explain central individual aspects (e.g.: The 10-20 rule in migraine therapy, climate factors and headaches, instructions for progressive muscle relaxation). Under “Practical Tips” you can easily find valuable condensates for everyday practice. Many tables provide a quick overview of, for example, classification or medication. Mostly schematic drawings and flow charts illustrate the text, but photos are also interspersed.

Göbel confidently manages to convey the full range of facets of migraines without the reader drowning in the material. Historical aspects, migraines in the lives of children, adolescents, and women, and unconventional treatment methods expand the reader's understanding of the disease and the diagnostic and therapeutic consequences.

The book is written from a single source, an advantage over the collected work of a group of authors. Göbel's fresh writing style always entices you to keep reading while leafing through the pages. But reading the treatise from beginning to end is also a pleasant pastime due to the varied presentation.

However, anyone who wants to read one or two studies specifically from the source will not have an easy time due to the lack of citations or footnotes. However, the detailed and up-to-date alphabetical bibliography shows the publications used in this regard.

A detailed index makes the text accessible to those who do not want to follow the chapter structure of the table of contents.

This makes the book both a useful companion in everyday medical practice and a stimulating read for those who want to receive comprehensive further training. Göbel's great practical and theoretical knowledge is successfully reflected here; we wish his book wide distribution!

Martin Lindig
Lübeck, Germany

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Review: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 2012; 109(44): A-2198 / C-1761
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Neurology: End illness No. 1 - migraines

Migraines are rightly considered a common disease worldwide with high direct and indirect costs and socio -economic consequences. General doctors are largely visited by the patients, including neurologists, internists and orthopedic surgeons, the various treatment measures are accordingly. Göbel's book is aimed at making the current knowledge available for the migraine consultation, and this has been excellent. In addition to very appealing historical reminiscences, the reader will find a wealth of the latest information about pathophysiology, the differential diagnosis, course and forecast, as well as the modern and validated therapy options. However, all etiological and therapeutic ideas brought to the doctor are also discussed and critically assessed, so that you can provide information as a treating doctor. The text is detailed, but always clearly structured and read smoothly. It is also very suitable for the short -term refuge of individual details. Instructive illustrations and tables loosen up the text. Acute treatment and prophylaxis are described in detail in the latest state of science, but also not evaluated, outdated or unconventional measures and special problems, such as migraines in childhood or pregnancy, are also presented with which you are confronted as a doctor in practice. The book is thorough, informative, clear, practical and very pleasantly readable. Every doctor can be emphatically recommended who wants to treat patients with migraines in a contemporary way. Wolfgang Hausotter

Martin Lindig

Lübeck, Germany

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