Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a well recognized syndrome characterized by lancinating
attacks of severe facial pain. The diagnosis of TN is based on a history of characteristic pain …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the results of deep brain stimulation of the ipsilateral posterior
hypothalamus for the treatment of drug-resistant chronic cluster headaches (CHs). A …

Cluster headache is perhaps the most painful of the primary headache disorders. Its
treatment includes acute, transitional, and preventive therapy. Despite the availability of …

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of primary headaches including
cluster headache (CH), paroxysmal hemicrania (PH) and short-lasting unilateral …

Objective.—The role of topiramate in the prophylactic treatment of cluster headache is still
unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of topiramate in a group of …

Neurosurgical treatment of pain began with ablative techniques. Through technologic
advances, improved neuroanatomic and physiologic understanding, and the realization that …

It is very likely that genetic factors play a role in the pathophysiology of cluster headache
(CH). As CH shares its paroxysmal character with migraine, and migraine has been …

The aim of this article was to give an overview of the current knowledge of supraspinal pain
mechanisms derived from neuroimaging studies, and to present data related to chronic …

OBJECTIVE: Medically refractory cluster headache (CH) is a debilitating condition for which
few surgical modalities have proven effective. Previous reports involving short-term follow …

The objective of this study was to introduce a new surgical treatment for drug-resistant
chronic cluster headaches (CH). Because recent functional studies suggested that a …