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B.C. Decker Migraine In Women by Loder
"Migraine in Women" provides a single, easy-to-use, 'go-to' resource on migraine diagnosis and treatment for non headache-specialists who encounter women with migraine. It is a practical reference focusing on sex hormones, genetics, social, cultural, psychiatric and psychological factors that contribute to headache disorders. "Migraine in Women" provides discussions on epidemiology, pathogenesis, options for preventative therapy, and headache management strategies. The book covers a wide range of headache types including tension-type, cluster, drug induced, analgesic rebound, post-traumatic, thunderclap, coital, dangerous, and the recurrent disabling headache known as the migraine. 1: Epidemiology 2: Pathogenesis 3: Review of Common Headache Disorders 4: Evaluation of the Headache Patient 5: Abortive Treatment of Headache 6: Preventive Therapy of Headache 7: Other Approaches to Headache Management 8: Headache in Female Children and Adolescents 9: Menstrual Migraine 10: Pregnancy, Lactation and Infertility Treatment 11: Menopause and Headache 12: Use of OCs, HRT, Migraine and Stroke 13: Psychiatric and Psychological Factors in Headache 14: Social and Cultural Aspects of Headache in Women 15: Putting It Altogether 16: Recommended Reading and Appendices