Role of the C2 articular branches in occipital headache: An anatomical study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-502

  Paluzzi, A ^a,d   Belli, A ^b   Lafuente, J ^b   Wasserberg, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlanto axial joint; Cervicogenic headache; Nerve block; Spinal nerve C2

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROANATOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL ROOT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 33750017052     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20206     Document Type: Article

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