Phenotype of patients responsive to occipital nerve stimulation for refractory head pain

Cephalalgia

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 662-673

  Paemeleire, K ^a   Van Buyten, J P ^b   Van Buynder, M ^b   Alicino, D ^b   Van Maele, G ^a   Smet, I ^b   Goadsby, P J ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b AZ Nikolaas   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Migraine; Neuropathic pain; Occipital neurostimulation; Refractory headache

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INDOMETACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHENOTYPE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHENOTYPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953249445     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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