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This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of the comorbidities that are associated with the headache disorders commonly seen in the primary care and hospital settings, including migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache. The coverage is wide ranging and encompasses all of the well-established comorbidities: cardio- and cerebrovascular disease, psychiatric conditions, epilepsy, sleep disorders, and various pain disorders, such as visceral pain, fibromyalgia, orofacial pain, and neuropathic pain. Individual chapters are also devoted to obesity and other metabolic comorbidities and to the comorbidities associated specifically with pediatric headaches. The information provided will assist readers in understanding the complex relationships between headache disorders and these various conditions and in delivering effective care that reflects the latest knowledge. The book is designed to meet the daily practice needs of general physicians, general neurologists, clinical psychologists, neurologists in training, and medical students. It is published as part of the series Headache, which is endorsed by the European Headache Federation - EHF.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Cardio-cerebrovascular comorbidity.- 2 Psychiatric comorbidity.- 3 Epilepsy comorbidity.- 4 Visceral pain comorbidity.- 5 Fibromyalgia comorbidity.- 6 Sleep disorders comorbidity.- 7 Obesity and other metabolic comorbidities.- 8 Comorbidity in paediatric headaches.- 9 Temporomandibular joint dysfunction comorbidity.- 10 Orofacial Pain comorbidity.- 11 Myofascial trigger points comorbidity.- 12 Neuropathic pain comorbidity.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Professor Paolo Martelletti is currently Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the 2nd School of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome. At present, he is Director of the Master in Headache Medicine, in the same university and and Director of the Regional Referral Headache Centre at Sant Andrea University Hospital in Rome. He founded and is the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Headache and Pain and served the Editorial Board of various scientific journals (Headache, Cephalalgia, J Immunol Immunopathol, etc.). §Memberships: §- Council of Directors and Trustees of the World Headache Alliance (2006-09§- Board of Directors of the European Headache Federation (2008-10)§- Founder and past-President of the Italian Headache Patients League (LIC)
Zusammenfassung
This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of the comorbidities that are associated with the headache disorders commonly seen in the primary care and hospital settings, including migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache. The coverage is wide ranging and encompasses all of the well-established comorbidities: cardio- and cerebrovascular disease, psychiatric conditions, epilepsy, sleep disorders, and various pain disorders, such as visceral pain, fibromyalgia, orofacial pain, and neuropathic pain. Individual chapters are also devoted to obesity and other metabolic comorbidities and to the comorbidities associated specifically with pediatric headaches. The information provided will assist readers in understanding the complex relationships between headache disorders and these various conditions and in delivering effective care that reflects the latest knowledge. The book is designed to meet the daily practice needs of general physicians, general neurologists, clinical psychologists, neurologists in training, and medical students. It is published as part of the series Headache, which is endorsed by the European Headache Federation – EHF.
