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Occipital Neuralgia: Sonoanatomy and Sonopathology of the Occipital Nerves

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Occipital neuralgia is defined as a unilateral or bilateral paroxysmal, shooting, or stabbing pain in the posterior part of the scalp, in the distribution of the greater, lesser, or third occipital nerves. It is commonly associated with tenderness over the involved nerve and sometimes accompanied by diminished sensation or dysesthesia in the affected area [1].

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Narouze, S.N. (2018). Occipital Neuralgia: Sonoanatomy and Sonopathology of the Occipital Nerves. In: Narouze, S. (eds) Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Interventional Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7754-3_31

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