Fast Facts: Headaches

Which headaches are benign and which merit further investigation? Why do they occur? What is the best drug therapy? Written by two leading neurologists, this up-to-the-minute, practical handbook for family physicians and non-specialist hospital doctors will provide the answers.

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For years, migraine has disrupted the lives of many, yet headache management remains a problem. Which headaches are benign and which merit further investigation? Why do they occur? What is the best drug therapy? This handy guide for family physicians and non-specialist hospital doctors provides answers to these questions. Written by two leading neurologists, the aim is to promote the role of the physician in dealing with people who suffer from headache, reassuring those patients who are healthy but worried, and properly investigating and treating those who are unwell. The authors use comprehensive illustrations and text to describe the processes that should be used to assess patients with headache, summarizing current thinking on pathogenesis and outlining the management of the common forms of disabling, but benign, 'functional' headache.