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(Message started by: GlendaB on Sep 29^th, 2002, 9:27pm)

Title: Some good news!!
Post by GlendaB on Sep 29^th, 2002, 9:27pm

Don't know if everyone has seen this, but I thought I would post it just in case you haven't.

Implanted Device Wipes Out Cluster Headaches

http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1501502

Title: Re: Some good news!!
Post by Marc on Sep 29^th, 2002, 9:45pm

Glenda,

I had not seen it. I remember the original story about this. It's worth watching.

Thanks.

Marc

Title: Re: Some good news!!
Post by Melissa on Sep 30^th, 2002, 9:12am

I can't wait to see how long the PF time will last for that man. It's looking quite positive, and I hope it stays that way! TY for the link Glenda ;D

luv,
:)Mel

Title: Re: Some good news!!
Post by Ueli on Oct 1^st, 2002, 10:06am

Talk about journalists meddling up everything; but the real mess is done by readers/watchers that only skim the reports or base their comment on hearsay and guesswork. >:(

From the Reuters release
Implanted Device Wipes Out Cluster Headaches to be found at
[url]http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1501502
it follows:

The procedure in question was not done in England. Instead in London there was recently a Migraine Trust International Symposium, headed by Prof Goadsby.

On this symposium was a report from Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
He told of a CH patient that had now 7 (not 4) month of relieve from a stimulator of the occipital nerve (which is easily accessible under the skin at back of the head). A stimulation of the occipital nerve suppresses the pain signals in the trigeminal nerve, as is known from other studies.

The work of Dr Massimo Leone is mentioned as well. The big difference is this: While Leone's implanting of electrodes to the hypothalamus involves risky and expensive brain surgery, the stimulator of Dodick is implanted just under the skin at the back of the head, something that probably can be done under local anesthesia in less than an hour, at much lower risk and cost than brain surgery.

PFNADs
Ueli

BTW, On ABCnews.com I could not find anything about this, but instead something how to cure 50 million meegrainers with a plastic tooth piece, duh.

BTW2, If the boards where not filled with tons of rubbish, where people quote each other ad nauseam, maybe the relevant stuff got read more and people had time to follow some links.