A patient with cluster headache refractory to usual treatments has undergone deep brain stimulation for the first time in Spain. The results of the intervention, which has been carried out with a novel technique, have been very good.
The patient has gone from presenting five episodes of intense headache a day to not presenting any and no longer requiring medication. The implanted electrodes have begun to record their brain activity and it is hoped to be able to obtain relevant data that allow us to predict possible episodes in the near future.