Jens Kuhn, Heiko Bewermeyer

Headache Symptoms

Aids to Decision-Making in Acute Situations

Symptom Kopfschmerz
Entscheidungshilfen in der Akutsituation

Headache is one of the commonest reasons for visiting a doctor. According to the International Classification of Headache Disorders (2004), headaches can potentially be caused by around 220 different conditions. If we know the cause, it is often possible to eliminate the pain – or at least alleviate it. So how can we quickly narrow down the diagnosis of headaches in acute cases?

Based on the medical history and timeframe, the authors classify the entire spectrum of headache disorders into 6 main groups, thereby making it easier
for you to make an approximate diagnostic classification. The flowcharts for the main groups will help you to classify the pain quickly and reliably based on
typical pain characteristics and accompanying phenomena.

You will find a precise and detailed checklist of all key aspects not only of common headache syndromes but also of rarer cephalgias. The specific treatment required for each disorder is stated in accordance with evidence-based criteria.

Furthermore, each disorder is prefaced with a brief synopsis, allowing you quickly to look up the accompanying phenomena, diagnosis and treatment, meaning that you are equipped for emergencies! This book will be appreciated by all medical professionals who are confronted with headache patients – be they emergency doctors, general practitioners, internists or neurologists (either in private practice or in a hospital setting).

2008. 278 pages, 7 drawings, 140 tables, softcover
€ 34,95 (D) • ISBN 978-3-7945-2476-1