Long-term occipital nerve stimulation for drug-resistant chronic cluster headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 756-763

  Leone, Massimo ^a   Proietti Cecchini, Alberto ^a   Messina, Giuseppe ^b   Franzini, Angelo ^b  

^a Headache Centre   (Italy)

^b Department of Neurosurgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

chronic; Cluster headache; drug resistant; neurostimulation; occipital nerve; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE FAILURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE STIMULATION; OCCIPITAL NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; ELECTROTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER HEADACHE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021973509     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102416652623     Document Type: Article

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