Stimulation of the occipital nerve in the treatment of drug-resistant cluster headache;Estimulación del nervio occipital para la cefalea en racimos refractaria al tratamiento farmacológico

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-26

  De Quintana Schmidt, Cristian ^a   Casajuana Garreta, Edgar ^b   Molet Teixidó, Joan ^a   García Bach, Marcel ^b   Roig, Carles ^a   Clavel Laria, Pablo ^a   Rodríguez Rodríguez, Rodrigo ^a   Oliver Abadal, Bartolomé ^b   Bartumeus Jené, Frederic ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Complications; Neuromodulation; Occipital nerve stimulation; Quality of life; Trigeminocervical complex

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUNARIZINE; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; LITHIUM CARBONATE; NIMODIPINE; PREDNISONE; PREGABALIN; RIZATRIPTAN; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE; VERAPAMIL; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954419663     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5101.2009484     Document Type: Article

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