Current status of peripheral neurectomy for occipital neuralgia

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 232-238

  Sharma, Rewati Raman ^a   Devadas, Rama Varma ^a   Pawar, Sanjay J ^a   Lad, Santosh D ^a   Mahapatra, Ashok K ^a  

^a KHOULA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Greater auricular nerve; Greater occipital nerve; Intractable occipital neuralgia; Lesser occipital nerve; Outcome; Peripheral neurectomy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; NEURALGIA; NEURECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SCALP; SKIN ALLERGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33749264942     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnq.0000190410.48287.30     Document Type: Article

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