Deep Cervical Plexus Block for the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache
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Ultrasound-Guided versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Deep Cervical Plexus Block for the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache
BACKGROUND Cervicogenic headache descriptors include its unilateral nature, "signs and symptoms linking it to the neck," and trauma of the neck. Since the pain often occurs over the C2 or C3 nerve root, we used a modification of the deep cervical block technique for treatment of this refractory type headache. OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of a modified deep cervical block for treatment ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Physician
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2008/11/849