Head and Facial Pain Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Chen Baotian
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: First, this book provides a comprehensive review of the basic research on head and facial pain, including the neurophysiology and neurochemistry of pain, new research advancements, and elaborates on the relationship between head and facial pain and neurotransmitters, as well as the cellular signal transduction mechanisms and several hypotheses related to pain. It also details the classification, diagnosis, examination, and analysis of diseases associated with head and facial pain. In the systematic studies, it explores common functional disorders of head and facial pain, including epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis, as well as clinical prevention and treatment. Additionally, it discusses the basic and clinical aspects of organic diseases related to head and facial pain, mainly including: cervical headache, facial neuralgia, headaches caused by cerebrovascular diseases, headaches due to intracranial pressure abnormalities, inflammatory headaches, and headaches caused by parasites. It also comprehensively addresses various types of headaches outside the central nervous system. Finally, it covers the precautions for diagnosing and treating head and facial pain, as well as the management of special cases of head and facial pain. The book's features include simplicity in depth, linking theory with practice, integrating basic and clinical knowledge. It particularly emphasizes the service of basic research to clinical practice, placing equal importance on diagnosis and clinical treatment. It highlights the study of pathogenesis mechanisms and the significance of diagnosis, aiming to improve readers' diagnostic and differential diagnostic skills to avoid and reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis in clinical practice. This book is not only a must-read for researchers and clinical doctors in the field of neurology but also for physicians in related clinical disciplines such as internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and medical students in higher medical schools.