Neuromodulation for chronic pain

H Knotkova, C Hamani, E Sivanesan, MFE Le Beuffe… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Neuromodulation is an expanding area of pain medicine that incorporates an array of non-
invasive, minimally invasive, and surgical electrical therapies. In this Series paper, we focus …

The mesolimbic dopamine system in chronic pain and associated affective comorbidities

RA Serafini, KD Pryce, V Zachariou - Biological psychiatry, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by sensory, cognitive,
and affective symptoms. Over the past 2 decades, researchers have made significant …

Cluster headache

A May, TJ Schwedt, D Magis, P Pozo-Rosich… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Cluster headache is an excruciating, strictly one-sided pain syndrome with attacks that last
between 15 minutes and 180 minutes and that are accompanied by marked ipsilateral …

Hypothalamic regulation of headache and migraine

A May, R Burstein - Cephalalgia, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The clinical picture, but also neuroimaging findings, suggested the brainstem
and midbrain structures as possible driving or generating structures in migraine. Findings …

Epidemiology, burden and clinical spectrum of cluster headache: a global update

SA Kim, SY Choi, MS Youn, P Pozo-Rosich… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background This narrative review aims to broaden our understanding of the epidemiology,
burden and clinical spectrum of cluster headache based on updated findings with a global …

Association between chronic pain and alterations in the mesolimbic dopaminergic system

S Yang, M Boudier-Revéret, YJ Choo, MC Chang - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain (pain lasting for> 3 months) decreases patient quality of life and even
occupational abilities. It can be controlled by treatment, but often persists even after …

Neuromodulation for chronic daily headache

G Coppola, D Magis, F Casillo, G Sebastianelli… - Current Pain and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We reviewed the literature that explored the use of central and
peripheral neuromodulation techniques for chronic daily headache (CDH) treatment. Recent …

Preventive treatment of refractory chronic cluster headache: systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Membrilla, J Roa, J Díaz-de-Terán - Journal of neurology, 2023 - Springer
Background Preventive treatment for refractory chronic cluster headache (rCCH) is
challenging and many therapies have been tried. Objective To study what could be …

Accuracy, precision, and safety of stereotactic, frame-based, intraoperative MRI-guided and MRI-verified deep brain stimulation in 650 consecutive procedures

A Rajabian, S Vinke, J Candelario-Mckeown… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Suboptimal lead placement is one of the most common indications for deep
brain stimulation (DBS) revision procedures. Confirming lead placement in relation to the …

Deep brain stimulation for chronic cluster headache: Meta‐analysis of individual patient data

A Nowacki, M Schober, L Nader, A Saryyeva… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment option for refractory chronic cluster
headache (CCH). Despite several recent prospective case series reporting a good outcome …