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This latest volume of the Frontiers in Headache Research series summarizes the several promising new avenues for the development of future drugs for the treatment of migraine.

This book covers the growing body of research aimed at developing medications which can be taken on a regular basis to prevent headcahes from starting.

This volume of 'Frontiers in Headache Research' focuses on cluster headache and other closely related conditions. Although under diagnosed, cluster headache is a severe form of primary headache. Its relatively stereotypical clinical presentation makes it a prime candidates for research.

This book brings the theme of a global campaign to the forefront. Researchers, scientists, and respected clinicians from around the world discuss aspects of access to care, individual and societal burden.

There are few specialised headache centres throughout the world and those that do exist are often not developed enough to provide the services required. This book takes a look at the current situation examining the organisation of headache clinics, methods of diagnosis and treatment and how the future of headache clinics can be improved.

This volume in the Frontiers in Headache Research series focuses on the social and economic consequences of headache. It analyses the financial cost of headache, the disability and suffering caused, and the impact on the quality of life of the sufferers and on other family members.

Recently there has been a revised classification system (ICHD-2) which aims to aid diagnosis of headaches. This book discusses the background and implications of the classification system and clarifies the situation for clinicians and researchers.

Though the topics of pain and headache are obviously linked, these two research fields have in recent years developed at their own pace, often with scant attention paid to the other. This book brings together researchers and clinicians from the forefront of these two disciplines to explore how the basic pain mechanisms relate to migraine and other forms of headache.

A new era in the treatment of migraine headache arrived with the development of a revolutionary class of drugs known as the triptans. The book reviews the development, pharmacology, mechanisms of action, efficacy and tolerability of the full range of triptans, and will help the clinician to make a logical choice about which triptan to use for which patient.