Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for the management of refractory primary chronic headaches: A real-world experience
Trimboli M, Al-Kaisy A, Andreou AP, Murphy M, Lambru G
Cephalalgia · 2018
Key finding
In a real-world audit of 41 refractory chronic headache patients, only 2 of 23 chronic migraine patients responded, indicating cervical nVNS offered limited benefit in refractory chronic migraine.
- Condition
- Migraine
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Observational / Cohort
- Participants
- 41
Cite this study
Trimboli, M., Al-Kaisy, A., Andreou, A. P., Murphy, M., & Lambru, G. (2018). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for the management of refractory primary chronic headaches: A real-world experience. Cephalalgia, 38(7), 1276-1285. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102417731349
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