Occipital nerve stimulation has achieved good ... is an invasive procedure for drug-resistant chronic cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (short-lasting neuralgiform ...

cluster headaches, and trigeminal neuralgia. “Migraines are neurological disorders characterised by severe throbbing pain, ...

HEADACHES increase the odds of suicide, a new study says. While migraines and cluster headaches have already been linked to higher suicide risk, people with milder types, such as tension ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is extremely painful—but also ... sharp head pain is due to a primary headache disorder like migraine or a cluster headache. These disorders are not life-threatening ...

People who have trigeminal neuralgia (TN), which is also called tic douloureux, experience chronic pain in the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve. Symptoms of TN range from a constant ache to a ...

Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan is a fellowship-trained expert in the neurosurgical treatment of pain. He is experienced with multiple techniques including stereotactic radiosurgery for treating trigeminal ...

Bad wordplay aside, nerve stimulation has proved to be an ... administer small doses of noninvasive VNS therapy to treat cluster headaches and migraine. The rechargeable and reloadable device ...

CGRP causes blood vessels to dilate and triggers additional inflammation, which results in pain and sensitivity. The trigeminal nerve also stimulates the thalamus which reacts like the brain's ...