Occipital nerve stimulation for chronic migraine: A randomized trial on subthreshold stimulation

Cephalalgia

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-78

  Slotty, P J ^a   Bara, G ^a   Kowatz, L ^a   Gendolla, A ^b   Wille, C ^c   Schu, S ^a   Vesper, J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Headache and Pain Center   (Germany)

^c Neurochirurgische Praxis Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Migraine; Occipital nerve stimulation; Paresthesia; Primary headache disorders; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTED SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NERVE STIMULATION; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PARESTHESIA; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 84927732932     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102414534082     Document Type: Article

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