Occipital nerve stimulator systems: Review of complications and surgical techniques

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-125

  Falowski, Steven ^a   Wang, Dajie ^a   Sabesan, Arvind ^a   Sharan, Ashwini ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Occipital nerve stimulation; Occipital neuralgia; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURITIS; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PULSE GENERATOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77951669875     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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