Childhood Headache, 2nd edition

by Ishaq Abu-arafeh

Overview

Childhood Headache is a comprehensive source of knowledge and guidance to practising clinicians looking after children with headache which includes many clinical examples to illustrate the difficulties in diagnosis or options for treatment. It is also a resource for researchers who are looking for a full analysis of the published studies. Headache as a common problem which has a significant impact on children’s quality of life is fully illustrated in special chapters. Assessment of the child with chronic headache takes a central position, with two chapters to help early diagnosis of the child with a serious neurological disorder. The scientific basis of headache and migraine is clearly presented and simplified in the chapter of pathophysiology. Headache classification and common headache disorders (migraine and tension-type headache) are fully discussed. Other uncommon but important headache disorders such as chronic daily headache are well-covered. Several chapters are dedicated to the management of headache disorders, emphasising available evidence-based recommendations, but where appropriate, the lack of available research into given areas is discussed. Current and future therapies are covered separately. Non-pharmacological, psychological and dietary management of headache are also presented in separate chapters.

Models of service provision for children with headache are given from the primary care point of view and also describing the model used in secondary care, giving practical advice on consistent clinical assessment, data collection and the use of diaries and children’s drawing in the assessment of headache.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781908316769
Publisher:	MacKeith Press
Publication date:	06/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Consultant in Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology. Qualified in Medicine from the University of Jordan and had postgraduate training in paediatrics and paediatric neurology in Cardiff and Aberdeen (UK). Following a research fellowship in headache (1991-93), he maintained clinical and research interest in headache. He established the headache service at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow in 1996, which became a base for childhood headache clinical service, research and education. Chairman of the paediatric subcommittee of the British Paediatric Association for the Study of Headache (2006-2010). Vice chairperson (2012-2013) and the chairperson (from 2013) of the Child and Adolescent Standing Group of the International Headache Society.

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Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition

1. Introduction.

Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

2. History of headache in childhood: from headache tablets ot headache tablets

Andrew Williams

3. Pathophysiology of migraine and other headaches

Peter Goadsby

4. Heredity and genetics of headache and migraine

Michael Russell

5. Classification of Headache

Shashi Seshia

6. Epidemiology of headache and migraine

Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

7. Impact of headache on quality of life

Andrew Hershey and Scott Power

8. Assessment of childhood headache

Shashi Seshia

9. Investigation of the child with chronic headache: the red flags

Mas Ahmed

10. Childhood migraine: clinical features

Paul Winner

11. Management of acute attaches of migraine

Mirja Hämäläinen

12. Preventative treatment for migraine and other headache disorders

Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

13. Potential drugs for the treatment of migraine in children

Kamran Ahmed, Kenneth Mack, Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

14. Headache and comorbidity in children: stroke, patent foramen ovale and epilepsy

Benedetta Belline, Alessandra Cescuf, Franco Lucchese, Francesca Craba and Vincenzo Guidetti

15. Cylical vomiting syndrome

Jean-Christophe Cuvellier

16. Abdominal migraine.

Donald W. Lewis

17. Benign paroxysmal vertigo and benign paroxysmal torticollis.

George Russell

18 Tension-type headaache.

Çiçek Wöber-Bingöl

19 Cluster headache and other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalagias

Giorgio Lambru and Manjit Matharu

20 Chronic Daily Headache in children and adolescents

Sashi Seshiaand ishaq Abu-Arafeh

21 New Daily Persistent Headache in children

Kenneth Mack

22 Headache, brain tumours and hyrodephalus

William P. Whitehouse

23 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)

William P Whitehouse

24 Craniofacial pain: headache attributed to diseases of the paranasal sinuses, the eyes, the teeth and the jaws

Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

25 Chronic posttraumatic headache

Ishaq Abu-Aarfeh

27 Psychological treatment of headache in children.

Susanne Osterhaus and Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

28 Dietary management of headache and migraine

Sepideh Taheri

29 Management of the child with headache in general practice

David Kernick

30 Specialist clinic for the child with headache.

Stewart Macleod and Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

31 Drawing as an expression of migraine symptoms in children: can a picture really paint a thousand words?

Vicky Quarshie

Index