From: Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of cluster headache: early UK clinical experience
Characteristic | SoC + nVNS (N = 30) |
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Age,a mean (range), y | 47.9 (16.0–72.0) |
Female sex, No. (%) | 19 (63) |
Diagnosis, No. (%) | |
Chronic CH | 29 (97) |
Episodic CH | 1 (3) |
Time since CH diagnosis,a,b mean (range), y | 7.2 (0–22.0) |
Failed preventive treatments,c mean (range), No. | 8.9 (1–16) |
Failed acute treatments,c mean (range), No. | 1.3 (0–4) |
Active preventive treatments,a mean (range), No. | 0.8 (0–2) |
Active acute treatments,a mean (range), No. | 1.8 (1–4) |