Migraine is an enormous health problem and is the most common medical condition for women. Most books on headache have short chapters on migraine but this is a comprehensive textbook written from an evidence based medical perspective. Teaching type patient dialogues are included for the clinical chapters on migraine along with an up to date review of current therapy. Cutting edge issues such as medication overuse headache and an indepth summary of the history of migraine are included. The author has also written on unusual and rare migraine associated conditions such as: Footballer's...

Transient global amnesia (TGA) is one of the most mysterious clinical conditions in Neurology. Occurring usually only once in middle to late age, the affected person is suddenly robbed of memory, for the past, the present, and briefly, the future. Repetitive questioning without learning the answers supplied marks the typical case and frightened family members and significant others labor to bring the patient into hospital for scanning and medical evaluation. Although the cut off time for duration is 24 hours, most cases clear in 4-6 hours, with no memory of what happened during the elapsed...

The third book in the new Mini Neurology Series, Panic Disorder, addresses a common situation in medical practice, the patient with bewildering attacks of dizziness and numbness. The book develops the history of "panic" which comes from the Greek God, Pan, through its entry into the Psychiatric Diagnostic and Statistical Manual's third edition in 1980. Diagnostic symptoms, associated conditions, and medical treatment are discussed, making the book an up to date quick reference for educated patients and practitioners as well.