Stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus for treatment of chronic intractable cluster headaches: First reported series

Neurosurgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1095-1101

  Franzini, Angelo ^a   Ferroli, Paolo ^a   Leone, Massimo ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Kanpolat, Yücel ^b   Savas, Ali ^b   Meyerson, Björn A ^b   Burchiel, Kim J ^b   Whitworth, Louis ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Hypothalamus; Neurostimulation; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ERGOTAMINE; LITHIUM; MELATONIN; METHYSERGIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037408019     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000057698.29634.d6     Document Type: Article

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