Greater Occipital Neuralgia can Cause Facial Paraesthesias

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 801-

  Evans, R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PARESTHESIA;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FACE PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; PARESTHESIA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 66749171660     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01795_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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