Childhood Headache

Over the past 10-15 years there has been a significant increase in the understanding of migraine and tension headache in children but there is currently no single source of current information for paediatric neurologists and paediatricians. In this book an international team of experts in the headache area addresses that gap and provides an extensive and detailed review of the recent findings in migraine and tension headache as well as headaches caused by underlying neurological disorders. They give an up-to-date assessment of the causes of childhood headache and better definitions and criteria for diagnosis, pointing the way to important future areas of research. This book, with its evidence-based plans of management and guidelines for investigations, will be essential reading for all clinicians treating headache in children. 'The chapter on chronic daily headache, a fairly new diagnosis and probably a variant of migraine, will be especially helpful to those who advise on this troublesome syndrome although no less useful are the chapters relating to migraine.' Doctors.net '... this book is an excellent review of a common subject with clear explanations and useful management ... the latest thoughts and theories on common diseases are always well worth keeping up to date with, and this book provides that ...'. Family Practice 'I was looking for a book which would not only be a guide for practitioners, but also a source of information on current research of this issue. And this book, analysing the spectrum and complexity of migraine, as well as other types of headache is a very good source of knowledge ... this 200 page book presents the problem of childhood headaches in a way going beyond clinical viewpoint and this is why I would enthusiastically recommend it to anyone professionally interested in this problem.' European Journal of Paediatric Neurology '... this crisply edited text, which provides a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical management of recurrent pediatric headache, is a valuable contribution to the literature.' www.Archpediatrics.com