Migraines (eBook)

Dr. Elizabeth Leroux is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine. She directs the Headache and Migraine Clinic at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Montreal, where she works in the management and research of headache symptoms. Convinced that migraine treatment can be improved, she is an active member of the Canadian Headache Society and the founder of Migraine Quebec, a web resource for migraine sufferers. She lives in Montreal.

FOREWORD 
INTRODUCTION – Understand More, Live Better 
CHAPTER 1 – Migraine or Headache? 

Diagnosing Headaches 
Diagnosing Migraine 
Other Diagnoses 

CHAPTER 2 – History of Migraine and its Epidemiology 

Migraine in Society 
Why is Migraine Not Taken Seriously? 

CHAPTER 3 – Symptoms and Biology of a Migraine Attack 

Research Techniques 
On a Macroscopic Level: Brain Structures 
On a Microscopic Level: Electricity and Chemical Communication 
Phases of a Migraine Attack 

CHAPTER 4 – Categories of Migraine and Links to Other Diseases 

Migraine Type by Attack Frequency 
Chronification Factors 
Migraine and Other Diseases 

CHAPTER 5 – Complex Therapeutic Choices 

Doctor-Patient Communication: A Tall Order! 
How Do You Choose the Right Therapeutic Approach? 
A Holistic Approach to Migraine: The Three Pillars of Treatment 
A Few Basic Concepts About Medications 
Treatment Effectiveness: Scientific Studies, the Placebo and Nocebo Effects 
Medications and Natural Products 
Interventions that Are Difficult to Study Scientifically 
Keeping an Open Mind and Collaborating 

CHAPTER 6 – Anti-Migraine Lifestyle Habits 

Attack Triggers 
Anti-Migraine Lifestyle Habits 

CHAPTER 7 – Killing the Attack 

The Goal of Migraine Attack Treatment 
Available Treatments 
Other Techniques: Optimizing the Treatment 
A Few Thoughts About Migraine Attack Treatments 
The Status Migrainosus: An Attack Without End 

CHAPTER 8 – Preventing Attacks 

Available Treatments 
How are Preventive Treatments Used? 
Neuromodulation, a New Approach 
The Obstacle Course 

CONCLUSION – Education, Collaboration, Facilities and Research! 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
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