The clinical effect of an implanted vagus nerve stimulator in a patient with chronic cluster headache and focal epilepsy - A case report
van Tilborg PJ, Bosch AT, Thijs RD, Fronczek R
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain · 2025
Key finding
In this case, iVNS was followed by >75% decrease in CH attack frequency.
- Condition
- Cluster Headache
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
van Tilborg, P. J., Bosch, A. T., Thijs, R. D., & Fronczek, R. (2025). The clinical effect of an implanted vagus nerve stimulator in a patient with chronic cluster headache and focal epilepsy - A case report. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 65(7), 1202-1206. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14963
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