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Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 9e
Chapter 10. Headache and Other Craniofacial Pains
Sections: Headache and Other Craniofacial Pains: Introduction, General Considerations, Principal Varieties of Headache, Principal Varieties of Headache: Introduction, Migraine, Cluster Headache, Tension Headache, Headaches in the Elderly, Headache and Other Craniofacial Pain with Psychiatric Disease, Posttraumatic Headache, Headaches of Brain Tumor, Headaches of Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis, Cranial Arteritis), Headaches of Pseudotumor Cerebri (Benign or Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension), Special Varieties of Headache, Low-Pressure and Spinal Puncture Headache, Menstrual (Catamenial) Migraine and Other Headaches Linked to the Hormonal Cycle, Cough and Exertional Headache, Headaches Related to Sexual Activity, Thunderclap Headache, Erythrocyanotic Headache, Headache Related to Medical Diseases, Headache Related to Diseases of the Cervical Spine, Other Craniofacial Pains, References.
Topics Discussed: craniofacial pain; headache.
Excerpt:"Of all the painful states that afflict humans, headache is undoubtedly
the most frequent and rivals backache as the most common reason
for seeking medical help. In fact, there are so many cases of headache
that special headache clinics have been established in many medical
centers. Insofar as many headaches are caused by general medical
rather than neurologic diseases, the subject is the legitimate concern
of the general physician. Yet there is always the question of intracranial
disease, so that it is difficult to approach the subject without
a knowledge of neurologic medicine...."
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