- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Picador; 3 edition (27 Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330331868
- ISBN-13: 978-0330331869
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 186,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘To Sacks a headache is a mine of treasures, a source of visions, a microcosm of human experience and suffering, the philosopher’s stone . . . A remarkable achievement’ Iain Gilchrist, Sunday Telegraph ‘Sacks is certainly telling us something – and we should listen to him . . . This book pushes no panaceas, but its humanity may prove helpful in reconciling us to darker sides of ourselves’ Roy Porter, Sunday Times ‘No migraine sufferer who has read the book will be cured, but at least he or she will know what migraine is and will no longer be afraid’ Anthony Clare, Mail on Sunday ‘When reading his lucid, classic prose even a tyro, even a sufferer, may feel encouraged . . . Both the doctor and patient are in the realm of the marvellous . . . those wondrous insights which have made him the most accessible and at the same time the most magisterial of doctors’ Anita Brookner, Spectator
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have migraines, and I think this book is terrific. It does tend to be too technical, but has a Glossary that includes most unfamiliar terms. The artwork is great, and his whole treatment of the disorder is fascinating. I recommend it highly for all who experience migraines and for their families, although with the caveat that getting through it probably does require some combination of advanced education, patience with flipping to the glossary, keen interest, and openness to learning quite a lot.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My partner suffers weekly from migraine headaches. I experience regular migraine auras without the ensuing headache. Sick of being a migraine victim I wanted to understand what was actually happening to both of. Why did it happen? Why was he so ill every weekend? Why could I see these bright, shining, metallic objects for 20 minutes at a time? This book was recommended and it didn't disappoint.
The book is an exploration of everything 'migraine'. It starts right from 'what is a migraine?' (first time anyone had explained that a migraine is not a headache, a headache is part of a migraine) right through to detailed brain biology of how an aura might be formed. Last updated in 1992, the book hasn't suffered for being nearly 20 years old and isn't afraid to say certain things just aren't known.
It's remarkably reassuring, but never patronising. The case studies are fascinating and free from judgement over the choices patients have made. The book is a little technical in places, but I didn't find that alienating. In fact I feel it's helped give me the proper vocabulary to use when trying to discuss our migraine experiences.
Thanks to this book I'm now a participant in my migraines, not a victim of them.
The book is an exploration of everything 'migraine'. It starts right from 'what is a migraine?' (first time anyone had explained that a migraine is not a headache, a headache is part of a migraine) right through to detailed brain biology of how an aura might be formed. Last updated in 1992, the book hasn't suffered for being nearly 20 years old and isn't afraid to say certain things just aren't known.
It's remarkably reassuring, but never patronising. The case studies are fascinating and free from judgement over the choices patients have made. The book is a little technical in places, but I didn't find that alienating. In fact I feel it's helped give me the proper vocabulary to use when trying to discuss our migraine experiences.
Thanks to this book I'm now a participant in my migraines, not a victim of them.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an in depth book about migraine that I have found extremely helpful and reassuring. It is good to know that one's symptoms are "normal" and suffered by many other people. Just a shame it isn't completely up to date on the drug information as written a while ago.Some parts need reading more than once becasue it is written in unfamiliar language - a dictionary nearby is helpful!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great book but...
...print so small, it gives you a migraine just reading it! But otherwise an interesting read, some theory and background and case studies as per with Sacks.
Published 9 months ago by G. A. Austin
An interesting approach to migraine!
As well as providing an overview of migraine and its treatment, Sacks offers some interesting theories on the psychological factors he believes are involved. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by Wendy Green
Freudian trousers
Fascinating that Sacks should interpret headache, albeit its extreme form "migraine" in Freudian terms. Read more
Published on 10 July 2008 by Martin Eden
Disappointing for Sacks
I still haven't made it through this book, despite three attempts. In being thorough about such a complex phenomena, Sacks drags the first half of the book into long winded... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 1999
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