Deep brain stimulation for trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

• Published in: Expert review of neurotherapeutics Vol. 18; no. 5; p. 421
• Main Authors: Messina, Giuseppe, Broggi, Giovanni, Levi, Vincenzo, Franzini, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 04.05.2018
• Subjects: Hypothalamus; headache; neurophysiology; deep brain stimulation; trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the posterior hypothalamic region (pHyr) has been shown to be efficacious for more than a half of patients suffering from trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs); nonetheless, controversies about the mechanisms of action and the actual site of stimulation have aris...