Migraine in Childhood
And Other Non-Epileptic Paroxysmal Disorders
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editor: Judith M. Hockaday
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 3 2 0 6 - 8
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 0 7 - 0 1 5 9 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 4 4 8 - 9
Migraine in Childhood and other Non-Epileptic Paroxysmal Disorders is an eight-chapter book that begins with the definitions, clinical features, and diagnosis of childhood migrane.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMigraine in Childhood and other Non-Epileptic Paroxysmal Disorders is an eight-chapter book that begins with the definitions, clinical features, and diagnosis of childhood migrane. The book then describes the epidemiology and inheritance of migrane in children; variants of migrane in children; and the equivalents and management of childhood migrane. Subsequent chapters elucidate paroxysmal disorders that may be migraine or may be confused with it; the relationship between migrane and epilepsy; and the pathophysiology and precipitants of migrane. The book will be a great addition to the increasing knowledge about childhood migraine and associated disorders.
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Contributors
Abbreviations
Glossary
Migraine: A Personal View
Chapter 1 Definitions, Clinical Features, and Diagnosis of Childhood Migraine
Definition
The Nature of the Migraine Attack
The Nature of the Migraine Subject
Prognosis
Symptomatic Migraine
Other Forms of Migraine
Other Causes of Headache
Summary
Chapter 2 Epidemiology and Inheritance of Migraine in Children
Prevalence
Problems of Definition
Childhood Features
Course
Associations
Inheritance
Migraine and Other Neurological Disorders
Conclusion
Summary
Chapter 3 Special Forms: Variants of Migraine in Children
Introduction
Hemiplegic Migraine and Other Hemisyndromes
Basilar Artery Migraine
Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
Confusional Migraine, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, Migraine Stupor, Transient Global Amnesia
Envoi
Summary
Chapter 4 Equivalents of Childhood Migraine
Introduction
Migraine without Headache
Visceral/Vegetative Symptoms during Migraine Attacks
Abdominal Migraine
Summary
Chapter 5 Management of Childhood Migraine
Introduction
Avoiding Attacks
Treatment
Prognosis
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Paroxysmal Disorders which may be Migraine or may be Confused with it
Introduction
Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis in Infancy and Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood
Occipital Epilepsy, Basilar Artery Migraine and Paroxysmal Electroencephalographic Abnormalities
Post-Traumatic Syndromes and Migraine
Progressive Disorders with Paroxysmal Neurological Episodes Resembling Migraine
Summary
Chapter 7 Migraine and Epilepsy
The Genetic Relationship between Migraine and Epilepsy
Electroencephalographic Changes in Migraine
Migraine as a Cause of Epilepsy
Alteration of Consciousness during Migraine
Acute Confusional States in Migraine
Prolonged Coma in Migraine
Visual Symptoms in Migraine
Occipital Lobe Epilepsy and 'Intercalated Migraine'
Seizure Headaches
Summary
Chapter 8 Pathophysiology and Precipitants of Migraine
Introduction
Pathophysiology of Migraine
Precipitants of Migraine
Food Intolerance
Conclusions
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483132068
- Hardback ISBN: 9780407015906
- eBook ISBN: 9781483164489
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