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Author:   Dimos D. Mitsikostas ,  Koen Paemeleire
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight:   4.459kg
ISBN:  

9783319363769

ISBN 10:   331936376
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   01 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Headache classification.- 2 Epidemiology of headache disorders.- 3 General principles of pharmacotherapy for headache disorders.- 4 Placebo and nocebo effects.- 5 Review of existing guidelines.- 6 Acute migraine treatment.- 7 Preventive (episodic) migraine treatment.- 8 Drug treatment for chronic migraine.- 9 Drug treatment for episodic and chronic tension-type headache (TTH).- 10 Cluster headache: acute and transitional treatment.- 11 Cluster headache: preventive treatment.- 12 Pharmacotherapy for other primary headache disorders.- 13 Pharmacotherapy for primary headache disorders in children.- 14 Pharmacological strategies in the prevention of migraine in children.- 15 Pharmacotherapy for primary headache disorders during pregnancy and lactation.- 16 Pharmacotherapy for primary headache disorders in the elderly.- 17 Acute and chronic posttraumatic headache.- 18 Headache attributed to low and increased  CSF pressure.- 19 Medication-overuseheadache.- 20 Painful cranial neuropathies.- 21 Dental and Musculoskeletal Pain.- 22 Post-traumatic neuropathies and Burning mouth syndrome.

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The purpose is to present the current thinking about the therapeutic management of headache disorders and facial pain. This book has valuable information for clinicians worldwide who care for patients presenting with headache and facial pain. ... This is a well-organized and comprehensive approach to the pharmacological treatment and prevention options available to clinicians caring for patients with headaches. (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2015)

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