Role of greater occipital nerve block for preventive treatment of chronic migraine: A critical review
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the effect of greater occipital nerve block on chronic migraine
background: greater occipital never block has been shown to be an effective treatment in patients with cluster or tension type headache but there are very few studies investigating its effect in patients with chronic migraine. this study was to determine the effectiveness of greater occipital never block on headache in patients with chronic migraine. we designed an interventional before-after s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cephalalgia Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2515-8163,2515-8163
DOI: 10.1177/2515816320964401