Hypothalamic deep-brain stimulation: Target and potential mechanism for the treatment of cluster headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 799-803

  May, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Hypothalamus; Pain; PET; TAC

Indexed keywords

WATER O 15;

ANTINOCICEPTION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACE PAIN; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACRIMATION; NEURALGIA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

BRAIN MAPPING; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44849110599     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01629.x     Document Type: Review

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