The First 5 Minutes After Greater Occipital Nerve Block
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2008
Description
We performed greater occipital nerve blocks on 24 migraineurs with unilateral migraine and trigeminal nerve distribution allodynia. Using a visual analog scale for migraine pain, brush allodynia in the trigeminal nerve distribution and photophobia were reduced 64%, 75%, and 67%, respectively, after 5 minutes. Allodynia improved faster than headache. The results of this study suggest that greater occipital nerve blocks initiate an inhibitory process that shuts down several symptom generators.
Citation Information
Young, William; Cook, Brianna; Malik, Shahram; Shaw, James; and Oshinsky, Michael. 2008. The First 5 Minutes After Greater Occipital Nerve Block. Headache. Vol.48(7). 1126-1128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01146.x PMID: 18549410 ISSN: 0017-8748