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Third Occipital Nerve Entrapment

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The third occipital nerve (TON) is an under-recognized cause of occipital headaches and can sometimes cause headaches with similar characteristics to migraine headaches. Diagnosis is made by fluoroscopic injections of local anesthetic. Treatment for TON includes medications, nerve injections, cryoneuroablation, radiofrequency lesioning, neuromodulation, and surgical decompression.

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    Esther Rawner MD

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    Andrea M. Trescot MD, ABIPP, FIPP

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Rawner, E., Trescot, A.M. (2016). Third Occipital Nerve Entrapment. In: Trescot, A.M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27482-9_19

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