Abstract
The degree of disability due to chronic cluster headache refractory to conservative treatments justifies surgical procedures as second-line treatments. Many studies and reports nowadays confirm the efficacy of the two mostly used surgical techniques in such cases. Both deep brain stimulation and occipital nerve stimulation are in fact currently utilized for this purpose but the surgical technique has not yet been standardized. We describe the surgical steps of both procedures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-135 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neurological Sciences |
Volume | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 30 2015 |
Keywords
- Chronic cluster headache
- Deep brain Stimulation
- Hypothalamus
- Occipital nerve stimulation
- Surgical technique
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Dermatology
- Medicine(all)