Drug-resistant primary headache patients undergoing surgical therapies: How should we assess outcomes?

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Leone, Massimo ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   Cecchini, Alberto Proietti ^a   Mea, Eliana ^a   Peccarisi, Cesare ^a   Tullo, Vincenzo ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Bussone, Gennaro ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug resistant; Headache; Neurostimulation; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEADACHE; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 77955876144     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0295-4     Document Type: Article

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