Greater occipital nerve blockade in migraine, tension-type headache and cervicogenic headache

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-141

  Terzi, Tansel ^a   Karakurum, Başak ^a   Üçler, Serap ^a   Inan, Levent E ^a   Tulunay, Cankat ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervicogenic headache; Greater occipital nerve blockade; Migraine; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NECK; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL LOBE; ORBIT; ORBITAL CORTEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0036930712     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101940200031     Document Type: Article

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