How do you counsel migraine patients interested in implanted neurostimulation devices for migraine?

I do not routinely recommend these procedures. Specifically to my knowledge, there are no published studies that have looked at the efficacy or safety of Reed or Omega procedures. I counsel patients that there have never been any studies with these procedures so we do not know the efficacy or safety. Also now we have non-invasive trigeminal nerve stimulation, trigeminal and occipital nerve stimulation, and REN so I advise patients to consider those over implantable stimulators.

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I would strongly advise them not to pursue this kind of treatment. We have effective medications for abortive and preventive treatment that are generally well-tolerated and safe. There is no need for devices, implantable or not.