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Ultrasound-Guided Occipital Stimulation

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Occipital neurostimulation (ONS) or greater occipital nerve (GON) stimulation offers the potential for a minimally invasive, low-risk, and reversible approach to manage intractable headache disorders. It has been used successfully in the treatment of occipital neuralgia, migraine, cluster headache, and other headache disorders [1–3].

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  1. Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

    Samer N. Narouze

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    Samer N. Narouze

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Narouze, S.N. (2018). Ultrasound-Guided Occipital Stimulation. 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_34

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