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1 online resource (1197 pages) |
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880-01 The Headaches; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface; SECTION I General Aspects of the Headaches; History of the Headache; Classification of Headache; Epidemiology of Headache; Impact of the Headache on the Individual and Family; Societal Burden of the Headache; The History and Examination of Headache Patients; Principles of Clinical Pharmacology, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials, and Evidence-Based Medicine in Headache; Ethical Issues in Headache Research and Management; SECTION II Basic Science Aspects of the Headaches |
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880-01/(S Triptans, 5-HT1B/1D Receptor Agonistsin the Acute Treatment of MigrainesAntiemetic, Prokinetic, Neuroleptic, and Miscellaneous Drugs in the Acute Treatment of Migraines; Prioritizing Acute Pharmacotherapy of Migraines; Migraine: Prophylactic Drug Management; β-Adrenoceptor Blocking Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis; Antiserotonin Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis; Calcium Antagonists in Migraine Prophylaxis; Antiepileptic Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis; Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory andMiscellaneous Drugs in Migraine Prophylaxis; Prioritizing Prophylactic Treatment of Migraines |
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Anatomy of Muscles, Tendons, Joints, Blood Vessels, and MeningesAnatomy and Physiology of Head Pain; Inhibition and Facilitation of Nociception; Peripheral and Central Sensitization Related to Headaches; Imaging Pain; Serotonin and Other Biogenic Amines; Nitric Oxide; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Other Peptides; Sex Hormones; Prostanoids and Other Inflammatory Mediators; Other Molecules Involved in Pain Transmission; Ion Channels Relevant to Pain; Triptan Signal Transduction; Animal Models of Headache; Human Models of the Headaches; SECTION III The Migraines |
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The Migraines: IntroductionEpidemiology of Migraine; Migraine Comorbidity; Migraine Mechanisms; Genetics of Migraine; Spreading Depression; 5-Hydroxytryptamine Involvement in Migraines; Nitric Oxide Involvement in Migraines; CGRP Involvement in Migraines; Channelopathies and Their Possible Relation to Migraines; Neurogenic Inflammatory Mechanisms; Blood and Spinal Fluid in Migraines; Influence of Female Hormones on Migraines; Platelets and Immunology of Migraines; Hemodynamics and Neuroimaging of Migraines; Brain Metabolism in Migraines; Neurophysiology of Migraines |
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Autonomic Dysfunction in MigrainesPsychological Mechanisms of Migraines; Synthesis of Migraine Mechanisms; Migraine: Clinical Features; Symptomatology of Migraines without Aura; Migraines with Aura and Their Subforms; Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Migraines; Prognosis of Migraines; Migraine: Management; General and Pharmacologic Approach to Migraine Management; Psychological and Behavioral Treatments of Migraines; Migraine: Acute Drug Treatment of the Attack; Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in the Acute Treatment of Migraines; Ergot Alkaloids in the Acute Treatment of Migraines |
| Summary |
Established worldwide as the 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, including chronic migraines |
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Potential New Drugs for Acute and Prophylactic Treatment of Migraines |
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Print version record |
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Headache.
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Headache
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Headache
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Tfelt-Hansen, Peer
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Welch, K. Michael A
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| ISBN |
9781451167177 |
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1451167172 |
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