Neurostimulation in cluster headache: A review of current progress

Cephalalgia

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1179-1193

  Pedersen, Jeppe L ^a   Barloese, Mads ^a   Jensen, Rigmor H ^a  

^a Danish Headache Center   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; deep brain stimulation; drug resistant; hypothalamus; neurostimulation; occipital nerve stimulation; sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

BLEEDING; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE INFECTION; DIPLOPIA; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FAINTNESS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYDIPSIA; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION STIMULATION; VERTIGO;

CLUSTER HEADACHE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DRUG RESISTANT; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROSTIMULATION; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION STIMULATION;

CLUSTER HEADACHE; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885001226     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102413489040     Document Type: Review

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