Long-term effectiveness of sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for cluster headache
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Long-term effectiveness of sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for cluster headache
Objectives The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) plays a pivotal role in cluster headache (CH) pathophysiology as the major efferent parasympathetic relay. We evaluated the long-term effectiveness of SPG stimulation in medically refractory, chronic CH patients. Methods Thirty-three patients were enrolled in an open-label follow-up study of the original Pathway CH-1 study, and participated through 2...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cephalalgia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0333-1024,1468-2982
DOI: 10.1177/0333102416649092