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Dzhafarov V.M.

Federal Neurosurgery Center

Moisak G.I.

FSBI «Federal Center for Neurosurgery» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;
Novosibirsk State University

Rzayev D.A.

Federal Center for Neurosurgery

Isagulyan E.D.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Aslakhanova K.S.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Murtazin V.I.

Meshalkin National Medical Research Center

Genov P.G.

Federal Center of Brain Researches and Neurotechnologies;
City Clinical Hospital No. 52

Vostretsova I.V.

City Clinical Hospital No. 52

Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation in the treatment of chronic refractory cluster headache. A preliminary multicenter study in Russia

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Dzhafarov V.M., Moisak G.I., Rzayev D.A., Isagulyan E.D., Aslakhanova K.S., Murtazin V.I., Genov P.G., Vostretsova I.V.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2022;122(2): 68‑73

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202212202168

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SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION STIMULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC REFRACTORY CLUSTER HEADACHE. A PRELIMINARY MULTICENTER STUDY IN RUSSIA
SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION STIMULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC REFRACTORY CLUSTER HEADACHE. A PRELIMINARY MULTICENTER STUDY IN RUSSIA

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Dzhafarov VM, Moisak GI, Rzayev DA, et al. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation in the treatment of chronic refractory cluster headache. A preliminary multicenter study in Russia. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2022;122(2):68‑73. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202212202168

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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE

To analyze the results of sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation in treatment of chronic headache.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Medical histories of patients who underwent sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation in 4 clinical centers have been analyzed. The analysis included the type of pain and its characteristics, methods of surgery, CT, MRI, radiography before and after surgery. The follow-up data of patients with implanted pulse generators was collected in an outpatient clinic or by telephone review.

RESULTS

The study included 15 patients with chronic refractory headache, including 14 with cluster headache and one female patient with features of trigeminal autonomic cephalgia without a clear definition of the type of pain. Trial stimulation was performed in 10 patients to determine analgesic effect. Among them stimulation was favorable in 7 cases, and 6 of them underwent pulse generator implantation. In total, 11 (73%) patients underwent implantation with a follow-up from 1 to 60 months. Among them only 6 (54%) patients use stimulation, the remaining 5 (46%) cases had device-related complications (migration, infection of system). Cluster headache has a significant improvement in long-term follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS

Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation may have high potential in the treatment of chronic drug-resistant cluster headache. The complication rate demonstrates that operative technique should be improved.

Keywords:

headache
sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation
sphenopalatine ganglion
cluster headache

Authors:

Dzhafarov V.M.

Federal Neurosurgery Center

Moisak G.I.

FSBI «Federal Center for Neurosurgery» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation;
Novosibirsk State University

Rzayev D.A.

Federal Center for Neurosurgery

Isagulyan E.D.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Aslakhanova K.S.

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Murtazin V.I.

Meshalkin National Medical Research Center

Genov P.G.

Federal Center of Brain Researches and Neurotechnologies;
City Clinical Hospital No. 52

Vostretsova I.V.

City Clinical Hospital No. 52

Received:

14.10.2021

Accepted:

02.11.2021

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