SOURCE: Diamond, Seymour. Review of Migraine, by Oliver Sacks. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 271, no. 6 (9 February 1994): 478.

In the following review, Diamond deems the revised and expanded edition of Migraine a readable and insightful text.

During the last five years, there has been a plethora of books published on headaches. This profusion is probably due to the multitude of investigations into headache as well as the extensive availability of newer therapies for cephalalgic patients. However, this revised and expanded edition of Oliver Sacks' Migraine is a welcome addition.

Dr Sacks' previous books, Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, have stimulated enormous lay interest in the neurological sciences. This revised edition of Migraine, although directed to a general readership, should be added to the library of any physician caring for headache patients. The author has produced a readable text that provides insight...