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(Message started by: Bob_Johnson on Jan 7^th, 2007, 9:19am)

Title: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
Post by Bob_Johnson on Jan 7^th, 2007, 9:19am

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.

Publication Types:
Evaluation Studies

PMID: 17130420 [PubMed]

Title: Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
Post by pubgirl on Jan 7^th, 2007, 4:55pm

Am I being thick or is 23.1% not a great result for a VERY serious operation??? [smiley=huh.gif]

Wendy

Title: Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
Post by B14CK5H33P on Jan 17^th, 2007, 4:47am

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!
Carl

Title: Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
Post by pubgirl on Jan 17^th, 2007, 5:21am

on 01/17/07 at 04:47:05, B14CK5H33P wrote:

Is this the deep brain stimulation surgery?

Carl

Yes

Title: Re: Chronic CH & Hypothalamus Stimulation
Post by UN solved on Jan 17^th, 2007, 12:05pm

I'LL DO IT !! ( NOT ) ::)

UNsolved

PS. '136 attacks ' ? I think I sometimes have that many in a week :o ( I feel like I had that many anyhow )