Overview
- Multi-authored, multidisciplinary reference on the surgical treatment of migraines and headaches
- Featuring contributors from a variety of disciplines, including plastic surgery, neurology, and pain medicine
- Includes video demonstrations and incorporates high quality images to further detail each technique
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Since its serendipitous discovery, surgeons and physicians have continued to study and refine the surgical treatment of chronic headaches. This innovation has been a “disruptive” treatment challenging the classical methods of management for patients living with migraines. This comprehensive reference provides the starting point for many surgeons who are entering this field and also describes intricate and variable technical details, providing the reader with a basic knowledge while delving deeper into techniques honed through years of treatment experience.
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Headaches and Migraines is organized across 17 chapters and contributed to by a multidisciplinary wealth of practitioners in the fields of plastic surgery, neurology, pain medicine, and more. Topics examine the various types of headaches that may require surgical treatment and include postoperative care alongside minimally invasive interventions. The text is rounded out by a look towards the future in this field and further enhanced by high-quality videos, tables, and figures, making it a valuable reference for anyone looking to treat patients exhibiting the debilitating pain of chronic headaches and migraines.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Plastic Surgery
Madison, Wisconsin
USA
Ziv M. Peled, MD
Peled Plastic Surgery
San Francisco, California
USA
Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS
Professor of Plastic Surgery
Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Surgery
Chief of Plastic Surgery
University Hospital Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surgical Treatment of Chronic Headaches and Migraines
Editors: Ahmed M. Afifi, Ziv M. Peled, Jeffrey E. Janis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36794-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36793-0Published: 15 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-36796-1Published: 15 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-36794-7Published: 14 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 210
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plastic Surgery, Neurology, Pain Medicine