Initial use of a novel noninvasive vagus nerve stimulator for cluster headache treatment
Nesbitt AD, Marin JCA, Tompkins E, Ruttledge MH, Goadsby PJ
Neurology · 2015
Key finding
Fifteen patients reported an overall improvement in their condition, with 4 reporting no change, providing a mean overall estimated improvement of 48%.
- Condition
- Cluster Headache
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Nesbitt, A. D., Marin, J. C. A., Tompkins, E., Ruttledge, M. H., & Goadsby, P. J. (2015). Initial use of a novel noninvasive vagus nerve stimulator for cluster headache treatment. Neurology, 84(12), 1249-1253. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001394
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