Chronic migraine headache prevention with noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation: The EVENT study

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 87; no. 5; p. 529
• Main Authors: Silberstein, Stephen D, Calhoun, Anne H, Lipton, Richard B, Grosberg, Brian M, Cady, Roger K, Dorlas, Stefanie, Simmons, Kristy A, Mullin, Chris, Liebler, Eric J, Goadsby, Peter J, Saper, Joel R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.08.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Double-Blind Method; Female; Headache Disorders - prevention & control; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Migraine Disorders - prevention & control; Pilot Projects; Treatment Outcome; Vagus Nerve Stimulation - adverse effects; Young Adult

To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) for the prevention of chronic migraine (CM) attacks. In this first prospective, multicenter, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot study of nVNS in CM prophylaxis, adults with CM (≥15 headache d/mo) ent...