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ISBN/EAN: 9783030029883

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Auteur: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink; E. Anne MacGregor
Titel: Headache; Gender and Migraine
Uitgeverij: Springer; Springer International Publishing
127 Bladzijden
Verschijningsjaar: 2019-02-14
Cham; CH
Taal: Engels
53,49 € (DE)
55,00 € (AT)
59,00 CHF (CH)
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IX, 127 p. 12 illus. in color.

EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Medizin/Klinische Fächer; Klinische und Innere Medizin; Verstehen; migraine in women; female sex hormones; extrogen; progesteron; menstruation; pregnancy; transgender; hormonal contraception; cranial circulation; B; Internal Medicine; Neurology; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Internal Medicine; Neurology; Pharmacology; Medicine; Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie; Pharmakologie; BB

The first chapters present general data on gender-related differences in migraine such as epidemiology, comorbidities and related risks. Furthermore, while several chapters focus on the role of female sex hormones in migraine-triggering mechanisms at a basic scientific level (e.g. cranial circulation), ample attention is also paid to the clinical relevance of such mechanisms and to the best clinical treatment for migraine patients.

is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  She is interested in the neurovascular aspects of migraine, with a special interest in the role of female sex hormones on the disease’s neurovascular pharmacology. She is a board member of the Dutch Society for Gender & Health, Dutch Pharmacological Society, the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies, the Dutch Headache Society, and the European Headache Federation.

 is an Associate Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare at Barts Health NHS Trust, and an Honorary Professor at the Centre for Neuroscience and Trauma at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, England. Although she has conducted research on all aspects of primary headaches, her chief interest is in the effects of sex hormones on headache. In addition to her work on headache, she holds a Masters in Medical Education and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the RCOG.

The first book to investigate the relationship between migraine, sex and gender – and to explore its highly unequal gender division

Provides new insights into basic science mechanisms as well as their clinical relevance

Covers the topic comprehensively – including the epidemiology, effects of contraception and pregnancy, treating transgender patients, etc.

The first book to investigate the relationship between migraine, sex and gender – and to explore its highly unequal gender division

Provides new insights into basic science mechanisms as well as their clinical relevance

Covers the topic comprehensively – including the epidemiology, effects of contraception and pregnancy, treating transgender patients, etc.