Groundbreaking Surgery Could Offer Relief for Cluster Headaches (IMAGE)

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Groundbreaking Surgery Could Offer Relief for Cluster Headaches

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Surgeons at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center insert the nation's first neurostimulator designed to treat severe headaches known as cluster headaches. The tiny neurostimulator, which is attached to a patient`s cheekbone, has a wire that feeds directly into the nerves that are associated with cluster headaches. Once in place, patients use a hand-held device to activate the neurostimulator and `turn off`the pain they get from cluster headaches. To learn more, click here: bit.ly/1A7CZMB.

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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