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Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Head Pain: Percutaneous Leads

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Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) can be achieved with either percutaneous leads or surgical leads. Most implanters consider percutaneous leads as their first choice as the implanting technique is less invasive and simpler than the surgical leads one. However, the migration rate may be higher. In this chapter, we will review the ONS safety and efficacy data as well as the advantages and limitations of various percutaneous lead implant techniques.

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  1. Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, 1900 Twenty-Third Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44223, USA

    Samer N. Narouze MD, PhD

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Narouze, S.N. (2014). Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Head Pain: Percutaneous Leads. In: N. Narouze, S. (eds) Interventional Management of Head and Face Pain. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8951-1_18

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