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Title Headaches in women
Published Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages)
Contents Ch 1 The Epidemiology of Headaches in Women; Ch 2 Migraine and Disparities of Care; Ch 3 What is a Migraine? Ch 4 Migraine Mimics; Ch 5 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS); Ch 6 Non-Pharmacological and Interventional Treatments of Headaches: Complimentary Alternative Medicine, Nerve Blocks, and Devices; Ch 7 Headache in Pregnancy and Lactation; Ch 8 The Genetics of Migraine; Ch 9 Menstruation and Migraine; Ch 10 Stroke and Migraine; Ch 11 Migraine around Menopause; Ch 12 Migraine and Transgender Individuals ; Ch 13 Psychiatric Disorders and Headache
Summary Women suffer from headaches far more than men. According to the World Health Organization, migraine is one of the most disabling medical conditions. The understanding of the pathophysiology of migraine has changed dramatically over the past decade, leading to more rational and targeted treatments. Since most migraineurs are young women, use of contraception, management of headaches with menstruation, pregnancy, lactation, and menopause are important issues addressed in this text. Headaches are often inherited, and, as such, the book also discusses genetic issues, particularly relevant in this
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 31, 2019)
Subject Headache.
Migraine.
Women -- Diseases.
Headache
Migraine Disorders
Headache
Migraine
Women -- Diseases
Form Electronic book
Author Green, Mark W.
ISBN 9781527540842
1527540847