Migraine in women

"It is common misconception that migraine is restricted to hysterical females and that it is a condition that sufferers have to learn to live with. Although migraine affects both sexes, there is a prevalence of the condition in women during the reproductive years. It is now recognized as an organic condition resulting from biochemical changes for which effective treatments are available. This book explores the links between migraine and hormonal changes and the effective management in various stages of life."--Jacket.

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 What is migraine?""; ""Types of migraine""; ""The clinical picture of migraine""; ""Prodromes""; ""Aura""; ""Headache""; ""Resolution""; ""Recovery""; ""Key points""; ""2 Who gets migraine and why?""; ""Migraine triggers""; ""Key points""; ""3 Clinical diagnosis""; ""History""; ""Examination""; ""Investigations""; ""Useful aids: diary cards""; ""How does migraine differ from other common headaches?""; ""Tension headache""; ""Muscle contraction headache""; ""Medication-misuse headaches""

""Is it something more serious?""""Is it a brain tumour?""; ""Is it an aura or a tranaient ischaemic arrack?""; ""Key points""; ""4 Managing migraine: an overview""; ""5 Acute treatment""; ""Step 1: oral analgesics with or without domperidone or metoclopramide""; ""Step 2: rectal analgesics with or without rectal domperidone""; ""Step 3: triptans""; ""Recurrence of symptoms""; ""Step 4: ergots""; ""How to make drugs more effective""; ""Emergency treatment""; ""Key points""; ""6 Prophylactic treatment""; ""Identify triggers""; ""The trigger diary""; ""Treat triggers""; ""Other measures""

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