Greater occipital nerve block by using transcranial doppler ultrasonography

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-396

  Eom, Ki Seong ^a   Kim, Tae Young ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OUTPATIENT; RELIABILITY; SAFETY;

CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NERVE BLOCK; SPINAL NERVES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 77954995054     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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