Migraine and Headache (Oxford American Pain Library) [Paperback]

Alex Mauskop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0195368207 | ISBN-13: 978-0195368208 | Edition: 1

Headaches afflict 70% of the population with 12% (30 million adult Americans) suffering from migraines. Including co-morbidities, up to 30% of patients seen in primary care settings suffer from migraines. Medical care provided to these headache sufferers is often suboptimal.

Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, this concise handbook aims to provide primary care doctors and other health care professionals with practical information about the diagnosis and management of headaches in their patients. The book covers the classification of headaches and provides shortcuts to making an accurate diagnosis, along with recommendations for the proper utilization of diagnostic procedures. The author discusses all common headache conditions: migraine; chronic migraine; status migraine; cluster and related headaches; tension headaches; sinus headaches; cervicogenic headaches; secondary headaches, and neuralgias.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Uniquely structure, this guide covers all common headache conditions and dispenses practical information about the diagnosis and management of headache patients. The book is specific, comprehensive, and fact-filled, yet highly readable despite its small size."--Doody's

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195368207
• ISBN-13: 978-0195368208
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,769,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Alexander Mauskop is the founder and director of the New York Headache Center. He is a board-certified neurologist and a world-renowned headache specialist. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at SUNY 0 Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Mauskop has conducted and published groundbreaking research in the field of headaches. He has written many scientific articles and serves as a reviewer for many medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Headache, Neurology, and Cephalgia.
Dr. Mauskop's research has led to the development of a breakthrough patented headache medicine, Dr. Mauskop's Migralex.
For the past 22 years Dr. Mauskop has led an annual educational symposium on headaches and has also trained hundreds of doctors from across the world at his Center in advanced treatments, such as Botox injections, magnesium infusions, and nerve stimulation. He has given hundreds of lectures, including grand rounds and lectures at institutions such as Cornell, Harvard, Columbia, NYU and Dartmouth Medical Schools, and Mayo and Cleveland Clinics. He has been invited to speak at the meetings of the American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society and International Headache Society.
Dr. Mauskop has appeared on local and national television and radio programs, including Tom Brokaw's News Hour, ABC Evening News, Extra, Fox News, and PBS Special. A feature article on his work appeared in Vogue magazine.