- Concise guide on diagnosis and treatment of pediatric headache
- Includes information from both a primary care and specialist point of view
- Discusses traditional treatment options such as medication, devices and behavioral interventions as well as sleep, diet and exercise recommendations
Key Features
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Offers concise guidance on diagnosis and treatment of pediatric headache from both a primary care and neurologist's point of view.
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Covers traditional treatment options such as medication, devices, and behavioral interventions as well as sleep, diet, exercise, and stress management recommendations.
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Discusses the important issue of patient advocacy for providers and families.
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Provides support for school-age patients with samples of school letters and other patient material resources for providers to share with families.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
| ISBN | 9780323830058 |
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| Product Format | Book |
| Publication Date | 2021 |
| Author Information | By Jack Gladstein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States ; Christina L. Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS, Assistant Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director, Pediatric Headache Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States and Amy A. Gelfand, MD, Director of Pediatric Headache, Associate Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, UCSF Ron Conway Family, San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Published Reviews | "This book is very useful as the pediatric population is an undeserved group in headache medicine. The book does a great job of providing information and data on managing headaches in children." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Fred Cohen, MD (Thomas Jefferson University) |
| Table of Content | Preface About the Editors Acknowledgments 1 My headache appointment: A guide for parents, primary care and specialists 2 You're not the only one (epidemiology) 3 Pathophysiology of migraine 4 Genetics of migraine 5 The "Episodic Syndromes: i.e. what migraine looks like before it "looks like migraine 5 How did it get so bad? 6 Effect of hormones 7 Chronic migraine and other types of chronic daily headache 8 Comorbidities in children and adolescents 9 NDPH: What a primary care provider/ headache specialist needs to know 10 Post-Traumatic Headaches in Youth 11 POTS and dysautonomia 12 Meds 12 How can I get better? 13 Acute Behavioral Headache Management 14 What should I expect when home therapy does not work 15 Preventive treatments: Oral 16 Preventive Injections 17 Behavioral interventions to improve frequency 18 Devices 19 CGRP 20 Non-medication treatments including acupuncture 20 Behavioral interventions to improve frequency 20 Non-medication preventive intervention, including preventive supplements 20 Things I can do for myself/my child 21 Sleep and Headache in Children and Adolescents 22 Meals/Food/Diet/Caffeine/Hydration 23 Managing Migraines at School including Migraine Action Plan and 504 Plan 23 Activity/Exercise including Yoga 23 Stress management 24 How you can get more involved 24 Managing Migraine at School 25 How you can get more involved: a guide for families and clinicians 26 Spanish Translation of some of these school 26 Growing up: Transitioning to adult care 27 How to set up a headache clinic 28 Where can I learn more? A listing of resources 29 School-age support 30 Lifestyle/enviromental suggestions 34 Advocacy |
| Publication Date | 14-10-2021 |
| Pages | 346 |
| Trim | 235 x 191 (7 1/2 x 9 1/4) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
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