Headache in Children and AdolescentsBringing together the top names in the field, this sharply clinical ye t user friendly work aims to educate pediatricians, family practitione rs and other health care providers about the special issues pertaining to the management of headache in children and adolescents. This is an exciting area with new indications for adolescents of drugs heretofor e approved only for adults. |
Contents
Epidemiology and Classification of Headache | 1 |
Evaluation of Headache | 20 |
Secondary Headaches | 33 |
Migraine Pathophysiology | 47 |
Migraine Migraine Variants and Other Primary Headache Syndromes | 60 |
Pharmacologic Treatment of Headache | 87 |
Chronic Daily Headache | 116 |
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Headache in Children and Adolescents Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis,Winner, Paul,A. David Rothner Limited preview - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
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Headache in Children and Adolescents Paul Winner,Donald W. Lewis,Winner, Paul,A. David Rothner Limited preview - 2008 |