Migraine and other vascular headaches. An overview of diagnosis and management.
The author reviews the diagnosis of various vascular headaches, with an emphasis on migraine, and explains their pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments. In addition, difficult areas such as 'status migranosus', complicated migraine and migraine in pregnancy are discussed. Finally, some unusual headache variants are presented.
Day
T J
TJ
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014653:Vascular Headaches / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy