ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2010
Sphenopalatine endoscopic ganglion block in cluster headache: a reevaluation of the procedure after 5 years.
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- Cluster headache: crosspoint between otologists and neurologists-treatment of the sphenopalatine ganglion and systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Pooled it
- Sphenopalatine ganglion: block, radiofrequency ablation and neurostimulation - a systematic review.The journal of headache and pain · 2017Pooled it
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- Pilot study of sphenopalatine injection of onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of intractable chronic migraine.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2017Trial
- Intranasal Dexmedetomidine on Stress Hormones, Inflammatory Markers, and Postoperative Analgesia after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.Mediators of inflammation · 2015Trial
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- Hallmarks of primary headache: part 3 - cluster headache.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Review
- Neuropathic ocular surface pain: Emerging drug targets and therapeutic implications.Expert opinion on therapeutic targets · 2022Review
- Differential Effects of Treatment Strategies in Individuals With Chronic Ocular Surface Pain With a Neuropathic Component.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Perivascular neurotransmitters: Regulation of cerebral blood flow and role in primary headaches.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2019Review
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- Effects of Dexmedetomidine Combined with Sufentanil on Postoperative Delirium in Young Patients After General Anesthesia.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- Depicting the pterygopalatine ganglion on 3 Tesla magnetic resonance images.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2018Article
- Treatment of Cluster Headache.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2018Review
- Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: beyond the conventional treatments.Current pain and headache reports · 2014Review
- Cluster headache: clinical features and therapeutic options.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2011Article
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Abstract
Cluster headache (CH) is considered the most painful form of primary headaches. It is characterized by severe unilateral pain, typically associated with autonomic manifestations and may be divided into an episodic and a chronic form. The latter is often resistant to a multitude of medication and is, therefore, very hard to treat. In 2002, our group developed a technique for the endoscopic sphenopalatine ganglion block that was able to ameliorate the symptoms in 55% of drug-resistant chronic CH patients. This paper is intended as an update on the technique as well as a comparison in effectiveness to our prior approach.
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