RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hypothalamic stimulation for intractable cluster headache: Long-term experience
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 150
OP 152
DO 10.1212/01.wnl.0000223319.56699.8a
VO 67
IS 1
A1 Leone, Massimo
A1 Franzini, Angelo
A1 Broggi, Giovanni
A1 Bussone, Gennaro
YR 2006
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/67/1/150.abstract
AB The authors report long-term results of continuous hypothalamic stimulation in 16 chronic drug-refractory patients with cluster headache (CH). At a mean follow-up of 23 months, 13 patients are persistently pain-free or almost pain-free, and the other 3 are improved. There are no persistent side effects. Hypothalamic stimulation is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated alternative to surgery for chronic patients with drug-refractory CH.