Chronic stimulation of the posterior hypothalamic region for cluster headache: Technique and 1-year results in four patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 999-1005

  Starr, Philip A ^a   Barbaro, Nicholas M ^a   Raskin, Neil H ^b   Ostrem, Jill L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Deep brain stimulation; Hypothalamus; Neuronal recording

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MICROELECTRODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249871628     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.6.999     Document Type: Article

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