Occipital nerve stimulation for primary headaches

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-312

  Young, W B ^a   Silberstein, S D ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic headache; Cluster headache; Occipital lobe

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMICRANIA CONTINUA; HUMAN; IMPLANT SITE INFECTION; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; LEAD MIGRATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURALGIA; NEURECTOMY; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIMARY HEADACHE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKIN EROSION; SUNCT SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 84871780252     PISSN: 03905616     EISSN: 18271855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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