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Bob_Johnson
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Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
« on: Jan 7th, 2007, 9:19am » |
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Neurology. 2006 Nov 28;67(10):1844-5.
Acute hypothalamic stimulation and ongoing cluster headache attacks.
Leone M, Franzini A, Broggi G, Mea E, Cecchini AP, Bussone G.
Department of Neurology and Headache Centre, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta, via Celoria 11, 20133 Milano, Italy. leone@istituto-besta.it
Long-term hypothalamic stimulation is effective in improving drug-resistant chronic cluster headache (CH). We assessed acute hypothalamic stimulation to resolve ongoing CH attacks in 16 patients implanted to prevent chronic CH, investigating 136 attacks. A pain intensity reduction of > or =50% occurred in 25 of 108 evaluable attacks (23.1%). Acute hypothalamic stimulation is not effective in resolving ongoing CH attacks, suggesting that hypothalamic stimulation acts by complex mechanisms in CH prevention.
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PMID: 17130420 [PubMed]
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Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
« Reply #1 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 4:55pm » |
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Am I being thick or is 23.1% not a great result for a VERY serious operation??? 
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Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
« Reply #2 on: Jan 17th, 2007, 4:47am » |
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Is this the deep brain stimulation surgery?
I'll pass. I'd just wind up even more messed up and still have CH with my luck. Or die. Yeah, that'd be my luck.
Keep the scalpel away from my 'do!
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Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
« Reply #3 on: Jan 17th, 2007, 5:21am » |
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on Jan 17th, 2007, 4:47am, B14CK5H33P wrote:
Is this the deep brain stimulation surgery?
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Yes
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Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
« Reply #4 on: Jan 17th, 2007, 12:05pm » |
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I'LL DO IT !! ( NOT ) 
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PS. '136 attacks ' ? I think I sometimes have that many in a week  ( I feel like I had that many anyhow )
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