Further evidence for a pain pathway involving the cingulate gyrus: a case of chronic cluster headache cured by glioblastoma

Authors

Adam Robin, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Aqueel H. Pabaney, Henry Ford Health
Panayiotis Mitsias, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jason M. Schwalb, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Robin AM, Pabaney AH, Mitsias PD, and Schwalb JM. Further evidence for a pain pathway involving the cingulate gyrus: a case of chronic cluster headache cured by glioblastoma. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2015; 93(3):194-198.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

Abstract

The authors report a case of a 49-year-old man with long-standing, chronic cluster headache (CH) refractory to medical therapy and occipital nerve stimulation that resolved a few weeks prior to the diagnosis of glioblastoma involving primarily the right cingulate gyrus. An attempt to explore the underlying role of the cingulate cortex in pain modulation by appraising the current literature is presented. This report suggests that the cingulate gyri could be a potential target for neuromodulation in patients with medically refractory chronic CH.

Medical Subject Headings

Brain Neoplasms; Cluster Headache; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electrodes, Implanted; Glioblastoma; Gyrus Cinguli; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain

PubMed ID

25833317

Volume

93

Issue

3

First Page

194

Last Page

198