Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation in the treatment of chronic cluster headache

Cluster headache (CH) is a short-lasting unilateral headache associated with ipsilateral craniofacial autonomic manifestations. A positron emission tomography (PET) study has shown that the posterior hypothalamus is activated during CH attacks, suggesting that hypothalamic hyperactivity plays a key...

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Main Authors: Massimo Leone, Angelo Franzini, Alberto Proietti Cecchini, Giovanni Broggi, Gennaro Bussone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-05-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285610370722