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An Atlas of Headache

Fully illustrated with pictures obtained from SPECT, PET, MRI, MRA, mtDNA and other modern imaging techniques An Atlas of Headaches presents full color illustrations and a clinician's review on the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of headaches. It provides you with a complete and comprehensive picture of the state-of-the-art in this field. The section on primary headache disorders includes a pictorial history of headache along with chapters on migraine, cluster headache, tension-type headache, indomethacin responsive headaches, and rare headache disorders. The migraine chapter contains a particularly extensive amount of detail on epidemiology, clinical manifestations and neuroimaging, migraine triggers, treatment, and special features of migraine in childhood. The section on secondary headache disorders covers headaches associated with brain tumors, aneurysms, CNS infections, HIV, mastoiditis, sphenoid sinusitis, in carotid and vertebral dissection, colloid cysts, chiari malformation, low CSF pressure syndrome, neck and related pain, and posttraumatic headaches, also featuring color illustrations obtained by the most advanced new imaging methods. Includes bibliographic references and index. With its clear coverage, easy-to-use organization, and extensive illustrations An Atlas of Headaches provides with the information required to diagnose and treat headaches quickly and easily.

Features:
* Illustrates all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of headache using SPECT, PET, MRI, MRA, and mtDNA imaging with color photographs
* Includes clearly written clinical information valuable for specialists as well as primary care physicians, residents, and house officers
* Covers primary and secondary headache disorders