Deep brain stimulation to relieve drug-resistant SUNCT

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 924-927

  Leone, Massimo ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   D'Andrea, Giovanni ^b   Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Casucci, Gerardo ^c   Bussone, Gennaro ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b Headache and Cerebrovascular Center   (Italy)

^c Telese Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACTABLE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTIGO;

AGED; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; TEARS;

EID: 20444404577     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.20507     Document Type: Article

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