The role of nerve blocks and botulinum toxin injections in the management of cluster headaches

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Ailani, Jessica ^a   Young, William B ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MELATONIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYSERGIDE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; STEROID; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADD ON THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSTONIA; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MIGRAINE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 63249116001     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-009-0028-7     Document Type: Review

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