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SUBMITTER: Paemeleire K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5084103 | biostudies-other | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Paemeleire Koen K Bartsch Thorsten T
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 20100401 2
Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) was originally described in the treatment of occipital neuralgia. However, the spectrum of possible indications has expanded in recent years to include primary headache disorders, such as migraine and cluster headaches. Retrospective and some prospective studies have yielded encouraging results, and evidence from controlled clinical trials is emerging, offering hope for refractory headache patients. In this article we discuss the scientific rationale to use ONS ...[more]