Pediatric post-traumatic headaches and peripheral nerve blocks of the scalp: A case series and patient satisfaction survey

Headache

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 878-887

  Dubrovsky, Alexander Sasha ^a,b   Friedman, Debbie ^a   Kocilowicz, Helen ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

nerve block; post concussion syndrome; post traumatic headache

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE STUDY; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTOR VEHICLE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCALP; SPORT INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84899970617     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/head.12334     Document Type: Review

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