- Migraine (book)
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Migraine Author(s) Oliver Sacks Subject(s) Migraine Publisher Vintage Books Publication date 1970, rev. ed. 1990 Pages 368 (1999) ISBN ISBN 9780375704062 (1999) Dewey Decimal 616.857 SAC LC Classification RC392 .S3 Followed by Awakenings Migraine is the first book written by Oliver Sacks, a well-known neurologist and author with a practice in New York City. The book was written in 1967, mostly over a nine-day period,[1] and first published in 1970. A revised and updated version was published in 1990.
Contents
Summary
As with Sacks' other writings, the book is a comprehensive review of the subject aimed at the lay population and uses numerous case histories.[2] Sacks describes the nature of and treatments for migraine in general and several various subtypes, particularly examining the visual aura feature that is common to many sufferers, along with the premonitorys. The particular focus of the book, however, is on the neuropsychological aspects of migraine.[2]
Contents
The book is divided into five sections:[2]
- The Experience of Migraine
- The Occurrence of Migraine
- The Basis of Migraine
- Therapeutic Approaches to Migraine
- Migraine as a Universal
See also
- International Classification of Headache Disorders
- Management of chronic headaches
References
- ^ "Migraine". Oliver Sacks. 2007. http://www.oliversacks.com/migraine.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ a b c Diamond, Seymour (9 February 1994). "Migraine". Journal of the American Medical Association 271 (6): 478.
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