The Responses of the Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade by Local Anesthetics in Headache Patients

Sahin B. E., COŞKUN Ö., Ucler S., İNAN N., Inan L., ÖZKAN S.

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, vol.33, no.1, pp.20-29, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.20-29
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Peripheral nerve blockade has been using in primer headache treatment for a long time. Our aim in this study was to examine the efficiency of greater occipital nerve (GON) blockade in patients with primary headache especially medical overuse headache.