The 21st of March 2017 has marked a remarkable collective effort to raise public awareness of cluster headache (CH). This campaign has inspired an explosion of initiatives aimed to raise awareness of this devastating, yet neglected condition to the level of other neurological disorders. Read More →
This was an observational survey study administered to individuals over age 18 who identify themselves as having cluster headache. Patient perspectives on the use of placebo in cluster headache clinical trials were assessed using a paper-based survey. Participants were recruited during a national conference held for patients with cluster headaches (“Clusterbusters” in Austin, TX, September 2016). Informed consent was obtained and no identifiable data were collected.Read More →
Previous functional and structural imaging studies have revealed that subcortical structures play a key a role in pain processing. The recurring painful episodes might trigger maladaptive plasticity or alternatively degenerative processes that might be detected by MRI as changes in size or microstructure. In the current investigation, we aimed to identify the macro- and microstructural alterations of the subcortical structures in episodic cluster headache.Read More →
There is little knowledge about the natural course of cluster headache, especially the age, pattern and characteristics of remission. We screened patients who were diagnosed with CH in Samsung Medical Center between 1997 and 2010.Read More →
Patients with CH often require a multimodal treatment approach during cluster periods using acute, transitional, and prophylactic therapy. Transitional therapies are useful in treating high frequency cluster headache attacks while prophylactic medication dosages are increased. However, there is limited data comparing the efficacy of oral versus injected transitional treatments.Read More →
Chronic Cluster Headache (CCH) is the most severe and disabling primary headache. Studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging showed the ipsilateral posterior hypothalamus activation during the cluster headache episodes. The Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the posterior hypothalamic area was introduced in 2000 in order to treat drug-resistant chronic cluster headache.Read More →
The Clusterbusters Medication Use Survey characterized the use and efficacy of inhaled oxygen in cluster headache patients in order to identify the various factors that optimize therapy.Read More →