Modern Headache Therapy #54329

Contents

Preface
Chapter I. Diagnosis
Chapter II. Treatment
Pharmacotherapy
Psychotherapy
Physiotherapy
Surgical Methods
Chapter III. Mechanisms of pain
Chapter IV. Headaches associated with intracranial disorders
1. Brain Tumor
2. Other Intracranial Masses
3. Cerebral Vascular Diseases
4. Lumbar Puncture
5. Meningitis
Chapter V. Headaches associated with extracranial disorders
Introduction
Headaches from Sustained Muscular Contraction in the Head and Neck
Ocular
Nasal and Paranasal
Aural
Oral
Osseous Structures
Chapter VI. Headache due to systemic disorders
1. Cardiovascular Diseases
2. Renal Diseases
3. Peripheral Vascular Diseases
4. Blood Dyscrasias
5. Hypoglycemia
6. Allergy
7. Gastrointestinal Disorders
8. Endocrine Disturbances
9. Other Systemic Conditions
Chapter VII. Migraine headache
General Etiology
Specific Physiology and Causative Factors
Symptoms
Migraine Equivalents
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Therapy
Physiotherapy
Surgical Procedures
Prophylactic Pharmacotherapy
Symptomatic Pharmacotherapy
Psychotherapy
Failures in Therapy
Migraine Variants
Chapter VIII. Psychogenic headache
Introduction
Mechanism
Psychological Factors in Etiology
Diagnosis
Treatment
Tension Headache
Chapter IX. Post traumatic headache
Etiology
Incidence
Diagnosis
Treatment