偏头痛外科治疗进展

Advance in Surgical Therapy for Migraine Headaches(review)

偏头痛不但给患者个人造成痛苦,也给社会都带来巨大的负担。偏头痛的发病机制目前尚未完全阐明,临床上的治疗方法主要包括内科治疗、外科治疗、行为疗法以及针灸等。由于药物治疗只能暂时性缓解症状,并且长期服用会带来恶心、呕吐及其他副作用,因此,外科治疗也许将成为一种有效的根治手段。作者对偏头痛的发病机制、外科治疗的解剖基础及临床应用进行综述。

Migraine headache causes significant burdens for both the individual and society. The pathogenesis of migraine is incompletely understood until now. The clinical therapies mainly include medical treatment, surgical treatment, behavior therapy, acupuncture and so on. However, drug treatment could only relieve symptom temporary and bring many side effects for long term use including nausea, vomiting. Surgical therapy maybe becomes an efficient method for migraine headache. The authors have reviewed the pathogenesis of migraine, anatomical basis for surgical therapy and clinical application in this article.