Neuromodulation of the great auricular nerve for persistent post-traumatic headache

Pain Physician

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Elahi, Foad ^a   Reddy, Chandan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical neuromodulation; Great auricular nerve; Great auricular neuralgia; Headache; Neurostimulation; Post traumatic headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GREAT AURICULAR NERVE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROMODULATION; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; SPINAL NERVE;

CERVICAL PLEXUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE;

EID: 84904665414     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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