Idiopathic trigeminal neuropathy may respond to greater occipital nerve injection

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 664-666

  Weatherall, M W ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; OCCIPITAL NERVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 42949109603     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01561.x     Document Type: Article

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