| Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of primary headache. | |
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PMID: 23338771 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A headache is a common neurological disorder, and large numbers of patients suffer from intractable headaches including migraine, tension headache and cluster headache, etc., with no clear therapeutic options. Despite the advances made in the treatment of headaches over the last few decades, subsets of patients either do not achieve adequate pain relief or cannot tolerate the side effects of typical migraine medications. An electrical stimulation of the peripheral nerves via an implantable pulse generator appears to be good alternative option for patients with treatment-refractory headaches. A number of clinical trials show considerable evidence supporting the use of peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) for headaches not responding to conservative therapies. However, the mechanism by which PNS improves headaches or predicts who will benefit from PNS remains uncertain. The decision to use PNS should be individualized based on patient suffering and disability. Hence, further work is imperative. Here, we discuss the mechanism, indication, efficacy, implant technique, and complications of PNS. |
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Pyungbok Lee; Billy K Huh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Current pain and headache reports Volume: 17 ISSN: 1534-3081 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Pain Headache Rep Publication Date: 2013 Mar |
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Created Date: 2013-01-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100970666 Medline TA: Curr Pain Headache Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 319 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, painfree@snu.ac.kr. |
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