Greater occipital nerve neuralgia caused by pathological arterial contact: treatment by surgical decompression.
Headache
; 51(4): 609-12, 2011 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-21457245
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.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Vasculares
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Transtornos da Cefaleia
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Síndromes de Compressão Nervosa
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Neuralgia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article