Description
Migraine Biology, Diagnosis, and Co-Morbidities, Volume 195 covers a wide range of issues related to migraine. The epidemiology, global and personal impacts of migraine are covered, including topics on the pathophysiology of migraine and migraine aura, the pathophysiology of the associated symptoms of photophobia and phonophobia, and the genetics of migraine. The classification and diagnostic criteria of common and uncommon subtypes of migraine are also explored in detail, including childhood variants. Issues related to the diagnosis and management of vestibular migraine and the co-morbid disorder of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness are also covered.The important comorbidities of migraine such as anxiety, depression and other forms of chronic pain will also be discussed, along with the current state and future directions of migraine research and management.- Summarizes research and clinical information on the pathophysiology of migraines- Explores the pathophysiology of aura, photophobia, and phonophobia- Discusses migraine triggers- Reviews migraine subtypes and comorbid conditions in migraine- Explores the relationship of migraine to chronic pain and cerebrovascular and psychological conditions- Concludes with future directions in migraine research and treatment
Table of Contents
Section I. Migraine: The Human and Societal Impact1. History of migraine2. Societal and personal impact of migraine3. Epidemiology of migraineSection II. Biology of Migraine4. The anatomy of head pain5. Migraine headache pathophysiology6. Pathophysiology of migraine aura7. Genetics of Migraine: delineation of contemporary understanding of the genetic underpinning of migraine8. What imaging has revealed about migraine and chronic migraine9. What has neurophysiology revealed about migraine and chronic migraine10. Migraine prodromes and migraine triggersSection III. Migraine Diagnosis11. Migraine without aura12. Migraine with aura13. Chronic migraine and medication overuseSection IV. Episodic Syndromes That May Be Associated with Migraine14. Infantile colic15. Abdominal migraine and cyclical vomiting syndrome16. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood17. Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood18. Benign paroxysmal torticollis
