Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review

Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints worldwide, and treatment is often made difficult because of misclassification. Peripheral nerve stimulation has emerged as a novel treatment for the treatment of intractable headaches in recent years. While high-quality evidence does exist rega...

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Autores principales: Steven Zhou, Nasir Hussain, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Racha Boulos, Mohammed Hakim, Mayank Gupta, Tristan Weaver
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3fcae322380b4c4a914b155ab3d56ffd2021-11-25T16:49:23ZPeripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review10.3390/biomedicines91115882227-9059https://doaj.org/article/3fcae322380b4c4a914b155ab3d56ffd2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1588https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9059Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints worldwide, and treatment is often made difficult because of misclassification. Peripheral nerve stimulation has emerged as a novel treatment for the treatment of intractable headaches in recent years. While high-quality evidence does exist regarding its use, efficacy is generally limited to specific nerves and headache types. While much research remains to bring this technology to the mainstream, clinicians are increasingly able to provide safe yet efficacious pain control.Steven ZhouNasir HussainAlaa Abd-ElsayedRacha BoulosMohammed HakimMayank GuptaTristan WeaverMDPI AGarticleperipheral nerve stimulationheadacheoccipital nervevagus nerveBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiomedicines, Vol 9, Iss 1588, p 1588 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic peripheral nerve stimulation
headache
occipital nerve
vagus nerve
Biology (General)
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spellingShingle peripheral nerve stimulation
headache
occipital nerve
vagus nerve
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Steven Zhou
Nasir Hussain
Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Racha Boulos
Mohammed Hakim
Mayank Gupta
Tristan Weaver
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
description Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints worldwide, and treatment is often made difficult because of misclassification. Peripheral nerve stimulation has emerged as a novel treatment for the treatment of intractable headaches in recent years. While high-quality evidence does exist regarding its use, efficacy is generally limited to specific nerves and headache types. While much research remains to bring this technology to the mainstream, clinicians are increasingly able to provide safe yet efficacious pain control.
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author Steven Zhou
Nasir Hussain
Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Racha Boulos
Mohammed Hakim
Mayank Gupta
Tristan Weaver
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title Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
title_short Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
title_full Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
title_fullStr Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
title_full_unstemmed Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Headaches: An Evidence-Based Review
title_sort peripheral nerve stimulation for treatment of headaches: an evidence-based review
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