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(Message started by: Bob_Johnson on Jul 18^th, 2006, 11:35am)

Title: Hypothalamic stimulation-experience
Post by Bob_Johnson on Jul 18^th, 2006, 11:35am

Neurology. 2006 Jul 11;67(1):150-2.

Hypothalamic stimulation for intractable cluster headache: long-term experience.

Leone M, Franzini A, Broggi G, Bussone G.

Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy. leone@istituto-besta.it

The authors report long-term results of continuous hypothalamic stimulation in 16 chronic drug-refractory patients with cluster headache (CH). At a mean follow-up of 23 months, 13 patients are persistently pain-free or almost pain-free, and the other 3 are improved. There are no persistent side effects. Hypothalamic stimulation is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated alternative to surgery for chronic patients with drug-refractory CH.

PMID: 16832097

Title: Re: Hypothalamic stimulation-experience
Post by ShaneM on Jul 18^th, 2006, 12:51pm

hey Bob,
Here is another that I found from Oxford Journals "Brain"
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/4/940

Shane