Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie
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Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr · Dec 2010
Clinical Trial[Bilateral occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of chronic cluster headache: case series and initiation of a prospective study].
The chronic cluster headache (CCH) is a disabling disorder for every patient. Treatment is a challenging situation for the physician. Some patients will not experience adequate resolution of their cluster attacks by medication and the prophylaxis does not reduce the attacks sufficiently. Therefore, other treatment options have to be found. ⋯ Bilateral ONS is a promising treatment for CCH, with a low risk profile in our experience. Further studies have to be conducted to clarify the mechanism of the stimulation and optimal parameters of ONS. For this particular reason, patients with CCH have been included in a prospective study since October 2009.