Britt Talley Daniel MD

This is a thick, well researched bookshelf manual, especially helpful for the medical literature reviews of various migraine types.

The author's perspective is a bit old-school, though up to date. He's interested only in medical documentation (and not alternative medicine). His chapter intros are stories of a patient's interaction with an MD, and those stories are a bit forced. But it's a good reference, especially good at the literature reviews for the various flavors of migraine.

The Kindle version is poorly formatted with bad chapter and section markers that are easy to miss.… (mer)

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 migraine, Retinal migraine, Vertigo and migraine, Primary headache associated with sexual activity, and Confusional migraine.… (mer)

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. This book is an extensive review of the subject with 554 bibliography references and 45 digital images written especially for the clinical behavioral neurologist, psychiatrist, or psychologist. It is the first modern review of the subject in 21 years… (mer)

And If Thine Eye Offend Thee, is a story about a mystery solving physician, Dr. Donne, accompanied by his rambunctious side kick and good friend, Jack Robbie, is called to Biggin Hill, England to investigate the cause of death of Mrs. Martha Lindsay. Saddened by the recent death of his own wife but energized by the prospect of an interesting problem, Dr. Donne and Jack arrive in the midst of the Mad Cow epidemic. Getting nowhere by interviewing the stricken woman’s mumbling general physician, Dr. Donne takes over and solves the mystery.… (mer)