A multicenter, prospective, single arm, open label, observational study of sTMS for migraine prevention (ESPOUSE Study)

• Published in: Cephalalgia Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 1038 - 1048
• Main Authors: Starling, Amaal J, Tepper, Stewart J, Marmura, Michael J, Shamim, Ejaz A, Robbins, Matthew S, Hindiyeh, Nada, Charles, Andrew C, Goadsby, Peter J, Lipton, Richard B, Silberstein, Stephen D, Gelfand, Amy A, Chiacchierini, Richard P, Dodick, David W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Migraine Disorders - prevention & control; Original; Prospective Studies; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; transcranial magnetic stimulation; preventive treatment; single-pulse; Migraine

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of single pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) for the preventive treatment of migraine. Background sTMS was originally developed for the acute treatment of migraine with aura. Open label experience has suggested a preventive benefit. The...