Occipital osteomylelitis and epidural abscess after occipital nerve block: A case report
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Greater occipital nerve block.
The occipital nerve block is used to diagnose and treat occipital neuralgia. The clinical presentation of occipital neuralgia, the anatomy of the greater occipital nerve, and the technique of the occipital nerve block is described.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Pain
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2474-0527
DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2017.1360725