Suffering from medically refractory chronic migraines with autonomic symptoms, the patient had tried all available medical treatments.
Suffering from medically refractory chronic migraines with autonomic symptoms, the patient had tried all available medical treatments but still experienced unbearable pain before the surgery. ((Supplied)
In a first in Asia, the neurosurgery team at Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) in Hyderabad performed a high cervical spinal cord stimulator implantation (Neurostimulator) to treat chronic headaches. Considered a breakthrough in neurosurgery and pain management, a 23-year-old female patient from Mauritius underwent the procedure on Friday, 19 April. She suffered from medically refractory chronic migraines with autonomic symptoms.