Wichita, Kan. Background: Surgical decompression of various trigger sites has been shown by two authors to relieve migraine headaches. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical decompression of multiple migraine trigger sites in a clinical practice setting, and to compare the results to those previously published. Methods: A retrospective, descriptive analysis was ...

BACKGROUND Surgical decompression of various trigger sites has been shown by two authors to relieve migraine headaches. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical decompression of multiple migraine trigger sites in a clinical practice setting, and to compare the results to those previously published. METHODS A retrospective, descriptive analysis was performed on 1...

Background: Intraoperative monitoring (IOM) of facial nerve is routinely recommended in Cerebello-Pontine Angle (CP Angle) operations. Middle cranial nerves: V, VII, VIII are mainly involved since these nerves are sometimes separated by the tumor mass causing an inadvertent section of the facial nerve. Blink reflex could be elicited by stimulation of supraorbital branch of Trigeminal nerve whic...

Rudolf Winklbauer Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Spemannstraße 35/V. D-7400 Tübingen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 43c, 294-300 (1988); received December 22, 1987 Growth Control, Pattern Formation, Lateral Line System. Xenopus In Xenopus, the supraorbital lateral line system consists of a periodic pattern of lateral line organs which is formed by the regular fragmen...

Corresponding author: Hyung Tae Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, P.O.Box 77, Jeonju 560-750, Korea. Tel: 82-63-230-1593, Fax: 82-63-230-8128, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), wh...

Migraine is a common, chronic disorder of the brain causing much disability, as well as personal, familial and societal impact. Several oral preventive agents are available in different countries for the prevention of migraine, but none have performed better than 50% improvement in 50% of patients in a clinical trial. Additionally, each has various possible adverse events making their tolerabil...