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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 1/2017

01-03-2017 | Review

Surgical treatment of migraine headaches

Authors: Lisa Gfrerer, Bahman Guyuron

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

The senior author (BG) introduced the modern concept of migraine surgery in 2000. Since then, over 40 articles have been published by eight centers across the US, Europe, and Asia, describing positive outcomes after surgery in 68–95% of cases. Surgeons, neurologists, and patients are increasingly interested in this new treatment method. However, the majority of publications on this topic are found in surgical literature, with few articles presented in neurology journals. This review is an introduction to migraine surgery for neurologists from a surgeons view. It discusses the surgical treatment of migraine headaches based on the discoveries made and articles published by the senior author. It outlines the current history of migraine surgery, presents evidence supporting its effectiveness, and tries to dispel claims that what we are seeing is a placebo effect. It further describes detection of trigger sites and outlines surgical techniques of peripheral nerve decompression. We hope that this review will generate a positive discussion between surgeons and neurologists and lead to more interdisciplinary collaboration for the benefit of the patients in the future.
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Metadata
Title
Surgical treatment of migraine headaches
Authors
Lisa Gfrerer
Bahman Guyuron
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0731-1

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