Headache in patients with cervical radiculopathy: A prospective study with selective nerve root blocks in 275 patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 953-959

  Persson, Liselott C G ^a   Carlsson, Jane Y ^b   Anderberg, Leif ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Cervical spine; Cervicogenic headache; International Headache Society classification; Selective nerve root block

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE NERVE ROOT BLOCK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 34447309360     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0268-8     Document Type: Article

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