Occipital neuralgia is a headache resulting from dysfunction of the occipital nerves. Medically resistant occipital neuralgia is treated by greater occipital nerve injection, which is traditionally ...

Occipital neuralgia is a rare type of chronic headache disorder. It occurs when pain stems from the occipital region and spreads through the occipital nerves. The occipital nerves run from the top of ...

March 9, 2007 — Two new studies provide support for the use of occipital-nerve stimulation as a treatment option for patients with intractable cluster headaches. In the first study, researchers at the ...

A number of studies have shown that certain vitamins and supplements can play a role in treating neuropathic pain. But more research is needed focusing specifically on occipital neuralgia headaches.

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show. Investigators found children receiving ...

This week we will discuss three different types of neuralgia which are completely different in location and presentation. However, they do have some things in common. The first type of neuralgia we ...

HEADACHE is so frequently the chief complaint of a tense and anxious adolescent that it is well from time to time to emphasize the many other factors both within and outside the central nervous system ...