People who suffer from the debilitating pain of cluster headaches may be able to get relief through electrical brain stimulation, according to new research from Britain and the US. Researchers found that stimulating certain nerves in the brain with implanted electrodes provided significant relief from pain associated with cluster headaches in the majority of patients.
According to Peter Goadsby of University College London in Britain:
“Occipital nerve stimulation in cluster headache seems to offer a safe, effective treatment option that could begin a new era of neurostimulation therapy for primary headache symptoms.”
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