Occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of intractable chronic migraine headache: ONSTIM feasibility study

• Published in: Cephalalgia Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 271 - 285
• Main Authors: Saper, Joel R, Dodick, David W, Silberstein, Stephen D, McCarville, Sally, Sun, Mark, Goadsby, Peter J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK SAGE Publications 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Chronic Disease; Double-Blind Method; Electric Stimulation Therapy - instrumentation; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Electrodes, Implanted; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Migraine Disorders - therapy; Original; Peripheral Nerves - physiology; occipital nerve stimulation; device implantation; Intractable chronic migraine headache; chronic migraine headache; headache days

Background: Medically intractable chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling illness characterized by headache ≥15 days per month. Methods: A multicenter, randomized, blinded, controlled feasibility study was conducted to obtain preliminary safety and efficacy data on occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) in...