Local injection therapy and neurosurgery for cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia
Record ID 32012000188
English
Authors' recommendations:
Both local injection therapies and neurosurgery are used in the treatment of cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia, which are typically unilateral headaches that may be symptomatic of pathology involving the greater or lesser occipital nerves, or the cervical spine. The goal of injection therapy is to deliver local anesthetic, steroids, or agents such as botulinum toxin into the region of the affected nerve(s) and thereby reduce pain and inflammation. The goal of neurosurgery is to relieve impingement of the nerve root(s) and thereby eliminate symptoms caused by compression and injury of the cervical nerves.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
URL for published report:
http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=2011
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Post-Traumatic Headache
- Neuralgia
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Injections
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2011 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.