Migraine Brain: Imaging Structure and Function

"The Migraine Brain - Imaging Structure and Function reviews the astonishing progress that has been made, based on diverse noninvasive imagining technologies, in visualizing the neural basis of a disorder that, not long ago, was essentially invisible. While some features of migraine could be detected through the neurologic exam, the most salient symptoms, including the headache, were characterized largely through subjective report. Although this multi-authored volume focuses on imaging, it provides a relatively broad outline of migraine, making it useful and interesting for readers beyond the specialist." -- Steven E. Hyman, MD, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA

"It is a superb summary of the explosion of recent research into the origins and causes of migraine. It highlights the many ways in which the migraine brain is different both during and between individual attacks of headache. It is especially timely because until recently we have been dependent upon clinical observation and static imaging techniques for hints about the origins and process of migraine. Now genetic advances and functional imaging techniques, all elegantly summarized by the world-class expert authors of this book, have put us on a fast track to solving the mysteries of migraine. I view this as essential reading for anyone looking for a synthesis of the exciting progress being made in the dynamic field of migraine research." -- Elizabeth Loder, MD, MPH, The John R. Graham Headache Center, Chief, Division of Headache and Pain, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

"This book is unique in this field. Functional neuroimaging is cutting edge...This book
puts functional neuroimaging of the migraine into clinical context. It can and will be used by readers to learn about the migraine brain and the neuroimaging tools available to study it, to apply this knowledge to help patients, and to inspire further research in this field." -- Amaal Jilani Starling, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Doody's

"The Migraine Brain is an expertly authored and edited compendium of insights into human migraine pathophysiology. The strength of the book is its informative synthesis of an enormous body of literature, accompanied by clinical interpretation by recognized experts in the field. The writing is accessible, and the topics are timely. The Migraine Brain is poised to be a standard reference on the topic of migraine pathophysiology and neuroimaging." -- Jonathan H. Smith, MD, Neurology

"This book is a major contribution to the study of the migraine headache. ... The editors and the authors of the content in this important volume have provided a service of incalcuable value with the information they provide in this milestone work on the migraine brain. They are to be heartily congratulated for their work in researching and writing for this work, and generously sharing their knowledge, experience, and insight." --Biz India