Evaluation of the child with headache -- Pediatric migraine -- Management options for pediatric migraine -- Status migraine: The emergency department management of status migraine -- Chronic migraine (aka chronic daily headache) -- Prognosis of childhood migraine
Summary
Migraine is a debilitating disorder, it is essential that it is diagnosed accurately and swiftly in patients. This book covers, in-depth, the key diagnostic criteria and treatments that pediatricians and other primary care providers must be aware of in order to treat pediatric migraine effectively. - Written by an expert on the subject of pediatric migraine/headache - A refresher for GPs and hospital doctors with practical diagnostic and treatment advice - Reviews clinical developments and guidelines, and places them into everyday clinical practice - Stresses the importance of early intervention, therapies and patient education - Concise but comprehensive