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Migraine Brain Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health

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ISBN-10: 141654769X

ISBN-13: 9781416547693

Edition: 2009

Authors: Carolyn Bernstein, Elaine McArdle

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List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 7/14/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Carolyn Bernstein,M.D.,is an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a staff neurologist at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Bernstein belongs to the American Academy of Neurology. In 2006, Dr. Bernstein won the Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Teaching Excellence, and in 2007, she was the recipient of the Leonard Tow Award for Humanism in Medicine given by Harvard Medical School and the Arnold Gold Foundation. In 2007, she also won the National Headache Foundation's Headache Healthcare Provider of the Year. In 2006, Dr. Bernstein opened her own headache clinic for women, the Women's Headache Center at…    

Elaine McArdleis an award-winning journalist, lawyer with a degree from Vanderbilt Law School, and migraineur who for twenty years has been writing for newspapers and magazines, includingThe Boston Globe, Bostonmagazine, and many others.

Introduction-"I'd Rather Die Than Get Another Migraine"
Migraine Quiz
Is Yours a Migraine?
The Migraine Checklist
Or...Is It a Tension Headache?
Mixed Headaches
Sinus Headache-Migraine in Disguise?
Other Kinds of Headaches
Kinds of Migraine
When to Call a Doctor-Beware of Change
The Migraine Brain: How It's Different-and What That Means for You
Cortical Spreading Depression-the New Science of Migraine
Questions for the Doctor
The Trigeminal Nerve
Migraine and Seizure
The Genetic Link
The Heart-Migraine Connection: "PFO"
Your Migraine Brain May Change Over Time
What Migraine Is Not
A Strange, Fascinating Disease
Migraine Lore, Famous Migraineurs, and More
The Four Stages of a Migraine
The Four Stages
Prodrome
Aura-Visual and Other Changes
The Main Migraine or Pain Phase
Postdrome, or the Migraine Hangover
Building Your Migraine Profile
Your Migraine Triggers
What's Your List of Triggers?
The Headache Diary
How to Avoid Your Triggers
My Personal Top Ten Migraine Triggers
Female Hormones and Migraines Through the Life Cycle
The Role of Female Hormones
Are Your Migraines Related to Menstruation?
Migraines During Your Life Cycle
Planning for Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Perimenopause
Menopause
Men's Migraines
Important News for Men with Migraine
Men: Taking Care of Your Health
Measuring Your Migraine: The Best Self-Tests
Your Migraine Toolbox
How to Find the Right Doctor
What Kind of Doctor Should You Choose?
How to Find a Headache Specialist
If You Can't Find a Headache Specialist
The Frist Appointment
Medicines That Work
A Variety of Migraine Medications
Prevent, Abort, Rescue-the Three Types of Drugs
Preventive Drugs
Abortive Drugs
Rescue Drugs
Over-the-Counter Drugs
Surgery and Other Options
When You Have to Go to the Emergency Room
How to Make Your ER Visit Successful-A Signed Doctor's Form
What to Take with You to ER-Your ER Kit
If You Are Admitted to the Hospital
Recovering from Migraine
In-Patient Treatment for Migraine
Complementary and Alternative Treatments
Biofeedback
Other Relaxation Techniques
Acupuncture
Yoga
Meditation
Massage
Ice Massage
Magnesium
Riboflavin, Coenzyme Q10
Herbs and Herbal Supplements
Energy Healing
Your Personal Wellness Plan
Introduction
Eight Steps to Wellness for Your Migraine Brain
Exercise, Sleep, Nutrition, Relaxation
Exercise
Sleep
Healthy Eating
Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Family Home, Sex, Mental Health
Living with a Migraineur
How to Make Your Home Migraine-Free
Sex and Migraines
Mental Health and Migraine
Migraines, Work, and Travel
Work
Travel
Migraine Makeover: Creating Your Own Personal Migraine Plan
Migraine Makeover: My Personal Treatment Plan
Appendix
Index