Deep brain stimulation of the posterior hypothalamic area in intractable short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT)

Cephalalgia

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1405-1408

  Bartsch, T ^a   Falk, D ^a   Knudsen, K ^a   Reese, R ^a   Raethjen, J ^a   Mehdorn, H M ^a   Volkmann, J ^a   Deuschl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

deep brain stimulation; hypothalamus; pain modulation; SUNCT

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; AZATHIOPRINE; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PIRITRAMIDE; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; TRAMADOL; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; ANALGESICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SUNCT SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 80054119622     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102411409070     Document Type: Article

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