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edited by M. Sandler and G. Collins, 322 pp, with illus, $75, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1990.

Dewey K. Ziegler, MD, Reviewer
Kansas City, Kan

Arch Neurol. 1991;48(3):257-258.

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This book consists of the papers presented at a workshop on the subject of migraine held in Leeds, England, in 1988. There are 25 presentations on a wide array of subjects in the study of migraine, which include reviews of cerebral blood flow, controversies on the role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), genetic epidemiology, neuropeptides, peripheral analgesics, and theories of pathophysiology. Almost the entire book deals with problems of etiology and pathophysiology. Only a comparatively brief discussion of treatment is offered. Forty-nine scientists participated in the symposium, almost all of whom were from the United States and Europe. Open discussion followed each paper, these discussions lasting from a few minutes to considerably longer.

The presentations are uniformly of high quality, incorporating recent data and focusing on problematic areas. A vast amount of information is given in the reviews in this book, and each subject is followed by a bibliography, most of which . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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