InthisneweditionofHeadacheandFacialPaininthe“WhatDoIDoNow?“series,theauthorshaveaddedcasesdealingwithissuesthatwerenotincludedinthefirstedition,eliminatedseveralchaptersthatwerenolongertopicalorinwhichrecommendationswerenotcurrent,andupdatedtherest.Thebookcontinuestosimulatethe“curbsideconsultation“inourselectionof37casesaboutheadacheandfacialpain.Each“case“posesanimportantquestiontobediscussedandeachareaddressed,muchasaconsultantwoulddooverthephoneorinthehallway,usingcurrentevidenceandexperienced-basedinformation.Wehavedividedthisvolumeintofoursectionsthatcoverthetypicalgroundforhead/facepainconsultation:Section1,DiagnosticQuestions;Section2,TreatmentQuestions;Section3,QuestionsRelatedtoSpecialPopulations;andSection4Prognostic,Social,andLegalIssues.DiagnosticreasoningispresentedalongthelinesoftheInternationalClassificationofHeadacheDisorders,thirdedition(ICHD-III).Additionally,recommendationsforaddingormodifyingnewtreatmentmodalities(pharmacologicanddevices)thathavebeenapprovedsincepublicationofthefirsteditionhavebeenincorporatedbasedonupdatesfromtheAHSconsensusstatement.Alistofkeyclinicalpointsagainappearsattheendofeachcasediscussion,followedbyalistofsuggestedarticlesorchaptersforthoseinterestedindoingfurtherreadingonthesubject.
