STN DBS for Advanced Parkinson Disease Simultaneously Alleviates Cluster Headache

Background: STB DBS (deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus) is commonly used to treat advanced Parkinson disease (PD) while posterior hypothalamic DBS for cluster headache (CH) remains experimental. Methods: We present a case where a middle-aged man was diagnosed with both CH and PD and...

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Main Authors: Antti Huotarinen, Martin Reich, Jens Volkmann, Eero Pekkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481850