| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 320 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford care manuals
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Oxford care manuals.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Getting to grips with the basics -- Investigating the headache -- Severe headache of sudden onset -- The migraine attack -- Migraine treatment -- Migraine in women -- Tension-type headache -- Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias -- Cervicogenic headache -- Headache attributed to head or neck trauma -- Headache due to disorders of CSF pressure -- Headache associated with exertion, cough and sex -- Other secondary headaches -- Medication overuse headache -- Headache in children -- Headache in the elderly -- Facial pain -- Alternative approaches where evidence is awaited or contested -- The role of the specialist nurse in headache -- The development of headache services. |
| Summary |
Headache is a global problem and the needs of sufferers go largely unmet. The World Health Organisation puts migraine in the top twenty diseases in terms of disability adjusted life years. Headache causes considerable economic and social impact to both sufferers and families. Current UK policy offers opportunities for the development of headache services focussed in primary care. The book offers a concise overview of the diagnosis and treatment of headache conditions and is relevant for the practitioner at any level from neurologists to general practitioner. It will also be relevant for a wide. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Headache -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Headache. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Headache Disorders. |
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Headache. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Kernick, David.
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Goadsby, Peter J.
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British Association for the Study of Headache.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Headache. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199232598 (DLC) 2008035853 (OCoLC)233546094 |
| ISBN |
9780191552601 (electronic book) |
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0191552607 (electronic book) |
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1283581116 |
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9781283581110 |
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9780199232598 |
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0199232598 |
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