Occipital nerve stimulation for chronic headache - Long-term safety and efficacy

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-157

  Schwedt, T J ^a   Dodick, D W ^a   Hentz, J ^a   Trentman, T L ^a   Zimmerman, R S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Hemicrania continua; Migraine; Occipital nerve stimulation; Post traumatic headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMICRANIA CONTINUA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846488557     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01272.x     Document Type: Article

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