TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurostimulation for primary headache disorders
AU - Schwedt, Todd J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Schwedt has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Headache Foundation, Allergan, and AGA Medical. This work was partially supported by grant KL2RR024994 from the National Institutes of Health
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Neurostimulation has emerged as a potential treatment option for patients with chronic, disabling, intractable primary headache disorders. Although safety and efficacy data are limited in quantity, there is accumulating experience with the use of peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of intractable occipital neuralgia, cluster headache, migraine, and less common headache disorders. Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat intractable chronic cluster headache and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing. This article discusses the theorized mechanisms of action of these novel treatment modalities and summarizes current knowledge regarding safety and efficacy of neurostimulation for the treatment of headache.
AB - Neurostimulation has emerged as a potential treatment option for patients with chronic, disabling, intractable primary headache disorders. Although safety and efficacy data are limited in quantity, there is accumulating experience with the use of peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of intractable occipital neuralgia, cluster headache, migraine, and less common headache disorders. Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat intractable chronic cluster headache and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing. This article discusses the theorized mechanisms of action of these novel treatment modalities and summarizes current knowledge regarding safety and efficacy of neurostimulation for the treatment of headache.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11910-009-0017-6
DO - 10.1007/s11910-009-0017-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19268032
AN - SCOPUS:62649164760
SN - 1528-4042
VL - 9
SP - 101
EP - 107
JO - Current neurology and neuroscience reports
JF - Current neurology and neuroscience reports
IS - 2
ER -