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Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Surgery

Surgery

Surgical intervention may be considered for patients with chronic cluster headaches that do not respond to treatments. Patients whose headaches have not gone into remission for at least a year may also be candidates for surgery. Most surgical approaches for cluster headache are still considered experimental. To date, surgery has shown limited success and can have distressing side effects. However, some surgical techniques, such as deep brain electrical stimulation, are showing promise.

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Surgery for Occipital Neuralgia?

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...D.C. He claims he has done hundreds of surgery [decompression] for ON. I was wondering if... Read more »

Questions and Answers With Doctor Nitin Sethi, Neurologist

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...increases and also we notice increased conduction blocks (there is block in conduction of nerve... Read more »

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Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments

...medications for the treatment of back pain are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs block prostaglandins, the substances that dilate blood vessels and cause inflammation and... Read more »

Foot Pain: References

...Weinand ME, Maloney CT, Jr. Surgical treatment of peripheral neuropathy: Outcomes from 100 consecutive decompressions. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2005; 95(5): 451454.Biddinger K, Amend KA. The role... Read more »

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: References

...Duku E. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing endoscopic and open carpal tunnel decompression. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;114:1137-1146.Cellocco P, Rossi C, Bizzarri F, Patrizio... Read more »

Overflow Incontinence

Overflow incontinence happens when the normal flow of urine is blocked and the bladder cannot empty completely. Overflow incontinence can be due to a number of conditions:A partial obstruction. In... Read more »

Urinary Catheterization

Catheters and Collection DevicesA catheter is a slim flexible tube inserted into the urethra. They are mainly used for cases of severe urge incontinence.A catheter (a hollow tube) may be inserted... Read more »

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