Wolff's Headache and Other Head Pain

The 8th edition of Wolff's Headache and Other Head Pain remains the definitive reference text in the field. Understanding of headache and its management has improved significantly in the 21st century. A new international headache classification has been adopted, knowledge of headache pathophysiology and genetics has advanced, and epidemiologic studies have burgeoned. We have greater insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the secondary headaches. New treatments are available for primary headache disorders, including migraine, cluster, and chronic daily headache, with ongoing clinical trials producing new therapies. This edition incorporates all of these new developments, with all chapters updated and many new contributors added. Edited by Stephen D. Silberstein, Director, Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Professor of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Richard B. Lipton, Director, Headache Unit, Montefiore Medical Center and Professor and Vice-Chairman, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and David W. Dodick, Director of the Headache Program and Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona From reviews of the previous edition: 'Wolff's Headache and Other Head Pain has been the dominant text on headache for nearly half a century. Printing of this edition gives testimony to its long-term success as a leading source of instruction for generations of physicians in effectively dealing with the complex problems of headache management.' - Journal of the American Medical Association 'Doctors Dalessio and Silberstein, highly-respected clinicians and investigators themselves, have assembled a first-rate author list to cover the field and continue the celebrated tradition of Harold G. Wolff.' - Headache 'This book remains a classic in clinical science - the standard guide to the study and treatment of the patient with headache.' - New England Journal of Medicine 'This neurological classic has clearly maintained the great tradition of scholarship set by Dr H. Wolff. Extraordinary, complete presentation of the subject matter.' - Annals of Internal Medicine 'An excellent, up-to-date, and readable reference text. Because of its broad scope it will be equally useful to all practitioners who deal with patients with headaches, from general practitioners to psychiatrists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons.' - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease