Cervical facet arthropathy and occipital neuralgia: Headache culprits

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Hoppenfeld, J D ^a  

^a Southeast Pain Care at Morehead Medical Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical facet arthropathy; Cervicogenic headache; Occipital nerve block; Occipital nerve stimulation; Occipital neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTHROPATHY; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CERVICAL FACET ARTHROPATHY; CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRITERION VARIABLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURALGIA; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SPINAL NERVE; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 78649907275     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-010-0151-5     Document Type: Review

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