TY - JOUR
T1 - Occipital nerve stimulation for migraine
T2 - Update from recent multicenter trials
AU - Schwedt, Todd J
AU - Green, A. Laine
AU - Dodick, David William
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) continues to be investigated for the treatment of refractory chronic migraine. Results from case series and from prospective, sham-controlled clinical trials remain inconclusive regarding the efficacy of ONS for migraine treatment. Safety and implantation techniques require improvements since rates of lead migration, infection, and persistent stimulator-related pain continue to be high. Existing data justify further ONS trials with carefully chosen primary outcome(s), adequate statistical power, and improved surgical techniques.
AB - Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) continues to be investigated for the treatment of refractory chronic migraine. Results from case series and from prospective, sham-controlled clinical trials remain inconclusive regarding the efficacy of ONS for migraine treatment. Safety and implantation techniques require improvements since rates of lead migration, infection, and persistent stimulator-related pain continue to be high. Existing data justify further ONS trials with carefully chosen primary outcome(s), adequate statistical power, and improved surgical techniques.
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U2 - 10.1159/000434662
DO - 10.1159/000434662
M3 - Article
C2 - 26393345
AN - SCOPUS:84942516720
VL - 29
SP - 117
EP - 126
JO - Progress in neurological surgery
JF - Progress in neurological surgery
SN - 0079-6492
ER -