Reuter 2021 e Book Review The End of Migraines 190 Ways To Stop Your Pain by Alexander Mauskop
Reuter 2021 e Book Review The End of Migraines 190 Ways To Stop Your Pain by Alexander Mauskop
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2022, Vol. 42(1) 86
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E-book review: The end of migraines: 190 encourage the migraine patient to try out all open ther-
ways to stop your pain, by Alexander apeutic options as the patient’s migraine has not
completely resolved with current or past therapeutic
Mauskop
approaches. On the other hand, patients may pick
Reviewed by: Uwe Reuter, Charite their treatment of choice out of an extensive therapeu-
tic flower bucket. Of course, the book has also an inter-
Universit€atsmedizin Berlin, Germany
esting section on magnesium and its benefit in
Alexander Mauskops personal view on migraine ther- migraine. Needless to say, that Dr Mauskop has spear-
apy is entertaining and relevant for patients, physicians headed the research on the use of magnesium in
and everybody who is interested in migraine. It is an migraine (1). I am happy to encourage everybody
easy to read e-book, which is full of practical advice to who is interested in migraine to read this e-book.
migraine patients. I also believe that even the experi-
enced migraine doctor can learn something from the ORCID iD
book. It covers every possible therapy from acute med- Uwe Reuter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-0725
ication to preventive meditation, not in depth but
rather in a way that stimulates the reader’s thinking. Reference
Some chapters contain bits and pieces of Alexanders
1. Mauskop A, Altura BT, Cracco RQ, et al. Intravenous
long experience as a clinician with reference to cases he
magnesium sulfate relieves migraine attacks in patients
has seen. Based on these stories I assume it is easy for with low serum ionized magnesium levels: a pilot study.
patients to relate to Dr Mauskop. A lot of advice is Clin Sci 1995; 89: 633–636.
evidence-based from migraine research, but some of the
suggestions stem from personal practice. While I per- Uwe Reuter
sonally find the overview of so many topics interesting, Charit
e Universit€
atsmedizin Berlin, Department of
I feel sorry for the patient who has not tried all possible Neurology, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
remedies as described in the book. Friends, families Email: [email protected]
and other well-wishers who have read the book may