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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 1/2011

01-05-2011 | ANIRCEF - HCNE Joint Meeting

Neuromodulation in drug-resistant primary headaches: what have we learned?

Authors: Massimo Leone, Alberto Proietti Cecchini, Angelo Franzini, Gennaro Bussone

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Special Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

In the last years neurostimulation procedures have been introduced to treat primary neurovascular headaches, namely cluster headache and migraine. Hypothalamic stimulation is now accepted as therapeutic procedure to treat drug-resistant chronic cluster headache when patients suffer from daily multiple attacks. The inadequacy of the definition of the term “chronic” according to the International Headache Society criteria for both cluster headache and migraine when it is used to select patients for neurostimulation procedures is now evident. On the same side, there is no agreement about the use of the term “drug-resistant” again when it is used to select patients for neurostimulation procedures. We have proposed that only patients suffering from daily neurovascular headaches in the last 1–2 years, with complete drug-resistance should be proposed for invasive procedures.
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Metadata
Title
Neuromodulation in drug-resistant primary headaches: what have we learned?
Authors
Massimo Leone
Alberto Proietti Cecchini
Angelo Franzini
Gennaro Bussone
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0554-z

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