An interest in pursuing new theories of the underlying etiology of migraine headaches has been sparked by previously published reports of an association between amelioration of migraine headache symptoms and corrugator resection during endoscopic brow lift. This theory has further been reinforced by recent publications documenting improvement in migraine headaches following injection of botulin...

Abstract Introduction Traditionally, non-invasive and invasive techniques were used for the treatment of cervicogenic headache (CH). Greater occipital nerve block is most frequent peripheral technique management headache. The purpose this prospective, double-blinded study was to compare efficacy two different techniques: multifidus cervicis plane greater in refractory by using ultrasound. Metho...

In 2004 cervicogenic headache was introduced into ICD-10 classification. The reasons of cervicogenic headache are changes within bones, soft tissue and nervous structures of cervical spine section. The pain may spread to the neck, occipital area of skull, area of jaw and eyeballs, and arms. There are many theories trying to explain spreading of the pain outside the area innervated by C1, C2 and...

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To assess whether intraoperative subcortical mapping of the visual pathways during brain surgeries was feasible. Subcortico-cortical evoked potentials (SCEPs: 30 stimulations/site, biphasic single pulse, 1.3 Hz, 0.2 ms/phase, maximum 10 mA; bipolar probe) were measured in 12 patients for stimulation optic radiation, Meyer’s loop or nerve. Recorded sites bilateral central, parietal, parieto-occi...