Self-Treat Vagus Nerve Stimulator Shows Promise For Cluster Headaches
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A one-year open-label study published in Neurology suggests that electroCore’s gammaCore non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation system could be a practical therapy for chronic cluster headaches.
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