Sphenopalatine ganglion radiofrequency ablation for the management of chronic cluster headache

Headache

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 571-577

  Narouze, Samer ^a   Kapural, Leonardo ^a   Casanova, Jose ^b   Mekhail, Nagy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AULTMAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Neuromodulation; Radiofrequency ablation; Sphenopalatine ganglion

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPISODIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THERAPY EFFECT; ZYGOMA;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; GANGLIONECTOMY; HUMANS;

EID: 63149121258     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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