September 12, 2011

Not so long ago appeared on the market new apparatus for the treatment of migraine   - Regular and occasional severe headaches. The inventor of of this device was an American the company St. Jude Medical Inc., which specializes in producing a variety of devices: pacemakers, prosthetic heart valves and other medical devices.

Genesis Device Intended for electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves, it will now be allowed to use in the European Union. But in the US, where the device came out in light, it until has not yet received the endorsement y the Ministry of Health, that the connected with the fact, that the results of of clinical trials have not satisfied Management on products and medicines of the country.

Principle Actions device consists in that, at occipital peripheral subcutaneous nerves he delivers the electrically pulses, whereby occurs decrease manifestations migraine aura   ( mist , Auditory, gustatory, tactile and other hallucinations . dizziness . Problems with speech ) And pain in the attack evolved.

Thin electrodes are implanted under the skin of the head, supplies pulses to the nerves. At the same time on the lower back is a pulse generator which is connected to the unconnected electrodes.

Using the Genesis device is permitted only in extreme cases: when there is a chronic migraine resistant to conventional therapy. This disease is characterized by typical strong headache, which occurs at least 15 days in a month and lasted a minimum of 4 hours disabilities caused by such pain and migraine resistant to at least three preventive drugs. To date, more than 70% of patients complaining of migraine, were dissatisfied with the treatment of the disease and celebrate at the frequent occurrence of headaches. This new device Genesis doctors have high hopes.