The Migraine Brain Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health

You know that your migraine isn't just a headache. But you may not know that migraine actually is a neurological disease. Thirty million Americans get migraines, often with excruciating headache pain, and Dr. Carolyn Bernstein, a migraine sufferer herself, praised for her excellence and compassion as a physician, explains that certain unique chemical and structural differences in "the migraine brain" and central nervous system cause the many debilitating symptoms associated with migraines. Even though they cannot be completely cured, you can greatly decrease the number of migraines you experience and lessen their intensity with this proven, personalized wellness program. Packed with the latest clinical and pharmacological research, as well as lively anecdotes, patient interviews, and quizzes and questionnaires, The Migraine Brain presents the latest science on migraine headaches and offers a comprehensive treatment program. It will change the lives of migraine sufferers forever. Book jacket.

Carolyn Bernstein, M.D., graduated from Boston University Medical School and is an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a staff neurologist at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A board-certified neurologist, she is the founder and medical director of Women's Headache Center at Cambridge Health Alliance. In September 2009, Dr. Bernstein will move her headache practice to the Arnold Pain Management Center at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She lives in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. Elaine McArdle is an award-winning journalist and a frequent contributor to The Boston Globe, Boston magazine, and many other publications. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.