Orgasmic headache responsive to greater occipital nerve blockade

Headache

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-131

  Selekler, MacIt ^a   Kutlu, Ayse ^a   Dundar, Gulmine ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Greater occipital nerve; Headache; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL NERVE; ORGASMIC HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL NERVE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORGASM; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 58149267789     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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