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Refractory Chronic Migraine: Therapy with Combined Peripheral Neurostimulation

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About 3 % of patients with episodic migraine each year trend toward a process of chronicity. These patients become refractory to prophylactic pharmacological therapy, leading to a high level of disability that affects their activities of daily living.

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  1. Pain Therapy Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical Science and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Roberto Arcioni

  2. Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Regional Referral Headache Centre, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Martelletti

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    Aksel Siva

  2. Headache Medical Center Seilerstaette Linz, Hospital Sisters of Charity, Linz, Austria

    Christian Lampl

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Arcioni, R., Martelletti, P. (2015). Refractory Chronic Migraine: Therapy with Combined Peripheral Neurostimulation. In: Siva, A., Lampl, C. (eds) Case-Based Diagnosis and Management of Headache Disorders. Headache. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06886-2_12

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