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Greater Occipital Nerve Neuralgia Caused by Pathological Arterial Contact: Treatment by Surgical Decompression
Author(s) -
Cornely Christiane,
Fischer Marius,
Ingianni Giulio,
Isenmann Stefan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01802.x
Subject(s) - occipital neuralgia , medicine , neuralgia , microvascular decompression , pathological , refractory (planetary science) , occipital nerve stimulation , surgery , occipital artery , anesthesia , decompression , trigeminal neuralgia , neuropathic pain , anastomosis , pathology , astrobiology , physics , alternative medicine
( Headache 2011;51:609‐616) Occipital nerve neuralgia is a rare cause of severe headache, and may be difficult to treat. We report the case of a patient with occipital nerve neuralgia caused by pathological contact of the nerve with the occipital artery. The pain was refractory to medical treatment. Surgical decompression yielded complete remission.