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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-05-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756285610370722 |