Pharmacological Management of Headaches
In this book, headache experts summarize all the currently available therapies for primary headaches and, most importantly, describe the ‘tricks’ that can ensure the success of headache pharmacotherapy. Prevention and acute treatment of migraine and clust
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Dimos D. Mitsikostas Koen Paemeleire Editors
Pharmacological Management of Headaches
Headache Series editor: Paolo Martelletti Roma, Italy Rigmor Jensen Glostrup, Denmark
The huge importance of headache in public health arises from its causal association with personal and societal burdens of pain, disability, damaged quality of life, and financial costs. Headache disorders are in fact common and ubiquitous. They have a neurological basis, but rarely they are due to serious underlying illness. The primary headache disorders – migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache – are easily seen by family physicians or GPs; however, a relatively small number of secondary headache disorders could also be encountered in primary care. It is important that they are recognized and treated in the most appropriate way because of their potentially dangerous underlying causes; moreover, mismanagement and overuse of medications to treat acute headache are major risk factors for disease aggravation. Purpose of this Series, endorsed by the European Headache Federation – EHF, is to provide a detailed description of all aspects of headache disorders that are common and relevant both in primary care and in hospital setting. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11801
Dimos D. Mitsikostas • Koen Paemeleire Editors
Pharmacological Management of Headaches
Editors Dimos D. Mitsikostas Department of Neurology Athens Naval Hospital Athens Greece
Koen Paemeleire Department of Neurology Ghent University Hospital Ghent Belgium
ISSN 2197-652X ISSN 2197-6538 (electronic) Headache ISBN 978-3-319-19910-8 ISBN 978-3-319-19911-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19911-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015947611 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science
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