The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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Third Occipital Neurotomy for Suboccipital Neuralgic Pain -A case report-

편측 후두하 부위 통증 환자에서 시행한 제3 후두 신경 절제술 -증례 보고-

  • Jung, Seung Won (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Park, Sang Beom (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • Shin, Keun Man (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
  • 정승원 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 박상범 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 마취통증의학교실) ;
  • 신근만 (한림대학교 의과대학 강동성심병원 마취통증의학교실)
  • Received : 2005.04.01
  • Accepted : 2005.06.10
  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

Suboccipital pain can be caused by problems relating to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, discs and nerves of the upper cervical structures. History taking, symptomatological evaluations and physical examinations, and even radiological studies are often unavailable when making an exact diagnosis for the treatment of cervicogenic headaches. Therefore, diagnostic blockades have recently become essential for the diagnosis and treatment of nonspecific cervicogenic headaches. A third occipital neurotomy was successfully performed after diagnostic blocks were administered to a patient who had suffered from suboccipital neuralgic pain and referred pain to the temporal and retroocular areas.

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