Migraine in women
Fifteen specialists serve as chapter authors, covering sex hormones and genetics, as well as the social, cultural, psychiatric, and psychological factors that contribute to headache disorders. Their approach is evidence-based, but where there are gaps in research, the authors provide advice based on expert consensus and clinical experience. Each chapter opens with a case report that synthesizes the chapter's treatment recommendations, as well as key points listing the chapter's contents. The main body of the chapter features an introductory overview, a closing summary, tables, and an extensive list of suggestive reading
x, 196 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
9781550091809, 1550091808
1345455059
1: Epidemiology 2: Pathogenesis 3: Review of Common Headache Disorders 4: Evaluation of the Headache Patient 5: Abortive Treatment of Headache 6: Preventive Therapy of Headache 7: Other Approaches to Headache Management 8: Headache in Female Children and Adolescents 9: Menstrual Migraine 10: Pregnancy, Lactation and Infertility Treatment 11: Menopause and Headache 12: Use of OCs, HRT, Migraine and Stroke 13: Psychiatric and Psychological Factors in Headache 14: Social and Cultural Aspects of Headache in Women 15: Putting It Altogether 16: Recommended Reading and Appendices