Therapeutic neurostimulation in chronic headaches: Problems of patient selection

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Leone, Massimo ^a   Proietti Cecchini, Alberto ^a   Mea, Eliana ^a   D'Amico, Domenico ^a   Tullo, Vincenzo ^a   Grazzi, Licia ^a   Bussone, Gennaro ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic headache; Chronic migraine; Drug resistant; Neurostimulation; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COMORBIDITY; CONTRACEPTION; CRITERION VARIABLE; DISABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRAINE; MOOD CHANGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTOR; TENSION HEADACHE; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 45249091024     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0889-2     Document Type: Article

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