Introduction Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) has matured significantly over the past 40 years in terms of a better understanding of the indications for its use and implant techniques necessary for a successful outcome. Picaza et al. in reported placing coiled electrodes…
Introduction Occipital electrode placement into the subcutaneous tissues, innervated by and adjacent to the greater, lesser, and/or third occipital nerves from the C2-3 nerve roots for intractable occipital headache syndromes, continues to be an evolving methodology since the first cases…
Introduction Primary headache disorders are classified mainly as migraine, tension-type headaches, and the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, which include cluster headaches. “Primary” refers to a lack of clear underlying causative pathology, trauma, or systemic disease. Secondary headaches are usually associated with…