Occipital nerve blocks for pediatric posttraumatic headache: A case series

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1142-1146

  Seeger, Trevor A ^a   Orr, Serena ^b,c   Bodell, Lisa ^d   Lockyer, Lisette ^d   Rajapakse, Thilinie ^d   Barlow, Karen M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

occipital nerve block; postconcussion syndrome; posttraumatic headache

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL ARTERY; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PEDIATRICS; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL NERVE; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PEDIATRICS; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937565064     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073814553973     Document Type: Article

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