Headaches represent one of the most common medical conditions and one of the most frequent reasons for patients seeking medical care. Wolff's Headache has become a classic in the field of head pain. Providing a compendium of facts, it stands above other texts as one of the most definitive and comprehensive textbooks on diagnosis and management. Wolff's Headache and Other Head Pain 7E provides a comprehensive overview of headache disorders. The contributors are the acknowledged world leaders in their fields. The new edition reflects the enormous growth of knowledge regarding the classification of epidemiology, mechanisms, and treatment of headaches. The book provides both practical clinical advice and a clear overview of the science which provides the foundation for that advice.
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Foreword; Preface; I. INTRODUCTION; 1. Remembrances of Dr. Harold Wolff February 21, 1962-May 26, 1989; 2. Overview, Diagnosis, and Classification of Headache; 3. Neuroimaging and Other Diagnostic Testing in Headache; 4. Pain-Sensitive Cranial Structures: Chemical Anatomy; 5. The Pathophysiology of Headache; 6. The Genetics of Headache; 7. Epidemiology and Impact of Headache; 8. Migraine Comorbidity; II. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PRIMARY HEADACHE DISORDERS; 9. Migraine: Diagnosis and Treatment; 10. Episodic Tension-Type Headaches; 11. Chronic Daily Headache Including Transformed Migraine, Chronic Tension-Type Headache, and Medication Overuse; 12. Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment; 13. Unusual Primary Headache Disorders: CPH, SUNCT, and Hypnic Headache; III. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SECONDARY HEADACHE DISORDERS; 14. Headaches Associated with Head Trauma; 15. Headache Associated with Vascular Disorders; 16. Headache Associated with Abnormalities in Intracranial Structure or Function: High Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Headache and Brain Tumor
