History of migraine surgery / Bahman Guyuron -- An overview of migraine headaches / Hossein Ansari -- Surgical anatomy of the frontal and occipital trigger sites / Jeffrey E. Janis and Ibrahim Khansa -- Surgical anatomy of the temporal migraine headaches / Ali Totonchi -- Evidence for efficacy of migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Detection of migraine headache trigger sites / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of frontal migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of temporal migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of rhinogenic migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of occipital migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of auriculotemporal migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of lesser occipital migraine headaches / Bahman Guyuron -- Surgical treatment of nummular headaches / Bahman Guyuron
Summary
The definitive guide on migraine surgery from the world's leading authority An estimated 11.7% of the U.S. population or nearly 38 million adults and children suffer from migraine headaches. A severe and highly debilitating type of headache, migraine is the third most common and eighth most disabling disease in the world. People who suffer from migraines often experience neurological symptoms such as nausea and visual disturbances. Despite optimal preventive and abortive pharmacologic treatment, as many as one-third of migraine patients experience refractory headaches and persistent symptoms
