Deep brain stimulation to relieve drug-resistant SUNCT.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15929061.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The rare primary headache short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is characterized by 3 to 200 attacks per day of severe unilateral orbital pain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging shows increased blood flow in the ipsilateral posterior inferior hypothalamus during attacks, indicating activation. We report the first patient with SUNCT in whom severe intractable pain (70 per day) was well controlled by electrode implant to and continuous stimulation of the posterior inferior hypothalamus. Ann Neurol 2005;57:925-927.
Medical subject headings
- Conjunctival Diseases
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Headache Disorders
- Hypothalamus, Posterior