Headache and Migraine Biology and Management

1. Introduction - The History of Headache - Seymour Diamond and Mary Franklin
2. Classification, Mechanism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Headache - Andrew H. Ahn
3. Evaluation of the Headache Patient in the Computer Age - Edmund John Messina
4. Screening and Testing of the Headache Patient - George R. Nissan
5. Overview of Migraine: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Pathophysiology - Mark W. Green and Rachel Colman
6. Complicated Migraine - Mark W. Green and Rachel Colman
7. Cerebrovascular Disease and Migraine - Michael Star and José Biller
8. Acute and Preventative Treatment of Episodic Migraine - Roger K. Cady and Kathleen Farmer
9. The Disease of Chronic Migraine: Diagnosis and Management - Roger K. Cady and Paul Durham
10. Gender-based Issues in Headache - Merle L. Diamond
11. Cluster Headache - Frederick G. Freitag and Jon Florczak
12. Tension-Type Headache - Robert G. Kaniecki
13. Post-Traumatic Headache - Sylvia M. Lucas
14. Headache and the Eye - Benjamin Frishberg
15. Cranial Neuralgias, Sinus Headache, and Vestibular Migraine - Jan Lewis Brandes
16. Cervicogenic Headache - Wade Cooper and Amit Masih
17. Headache in Children and Adolescents - Jack Gladstein, Howard Jacobs and David Rothner A
18. The Psychiatric Approach to Headache - Robert B. Shulman
19. Psychological Approaches to Headache - Elizabeth K. Seng and Steven M. Baskin
20. Too Much of a Good Thing: Medication Overuse Headache - Duren Michael Ready
21. Presentation of Headache in the Emergency Department and Its Triage - Benjamin W. Friedman
22. Headache Clinics - Merle L. Diamond
23. Inpatient Treatment of Headaches - Alexander Feoktistov
24. Newer Research and Its Significance - Vincent Martin

A pioneer in the headache field, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent almost 50 years developing better diagnostic tools and treatment options for headache conditions and has played integral roles in transforming the entire field's approach. A recipient of the American Headache Society's Lifetime Achievement Award, he has accomplished a laundry list of "firsts” in the field of headache medicine, his greatest contribution being his unwavering commitment to creating the first true continuum of care for patients.

Dr. Diamond is Executive Chairman and Founder of the National Headache Foundation and Director Emeritus and Founder of the world-famous Diamond Headache Clinic. He previously served as Adjunct Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, as well as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Also, he served as a Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine (Neurology) at Loyola University Chicago/Stritch School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School, and was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1977 and the President's Award in 2002. He has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Neurology Section, has received the National Migraine Foundation Lectureship Award, and was honored by the British Migraine Trust as the initial recipient of the Migraine Trust Lectureship. He has also served as editor or on the editorial board for 31 publications; has published more than 490 articles in professional literature; and has authored or co-authored more than 70 books.

"...a comprehensive and thorough review of up-to-date scientific and clinical research and experience.a valuable resource for those involved in managing patients with these disorders as well as for those who want to get a greater understanding of headaches in general. Score: 91 - 4 Stars" --Doody's