Cruveilhier plexus: An anatomical study and a potential cause of failed treatments for occipital neuralgia and muscular and facet denervation procedures: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-933

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Mortazavi, Martin M ^a   Loukas, Marios ^b   D'Antoni, Anthony V ^c   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^d   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c Dominican College   (United States)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruveilhier plexus; Neck; Nerve connection; Neuralgia; Occiput; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CRUVEILHIER PLEXUS:; DENERVATION; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PLEXUS; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 80655145862     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.JNS102058     Document Type: Article

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