Images From Headache: Resolution of Trigeminal Mediated Nasal Edema Following Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade
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Images from Headache: Resolution of trigeminal mediated nasal edema following greater occipital nerve blockade.
A 45-year-old man with a history of hypertension and no tobacco exposure presented with a 13-year history of daily strictly right-sided continuous headache that began 2 months after concussion. His headache was associated with mild photophobia, phonophobia, nausea, and rare episodes of emesis as well as constant right-sided nasal stuffiness for “years.” Additionally, the patient would experienc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0017-8748
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.01014.x