The effect of anesthetic blockade of greater occipital nerve during the withdrawal period of the medication overuse headache treatment

• Published in: Ideggyógyászati szemle Vol. 77; no. 3-4; p. 103
• Main Authors: Mirac, Unsal Aysen, Tugrul, Aydin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hungary 30.03.2024
• Subjects: Anesthetics - therapeutic use; Bupivacaine - therapeutic use; Headache; Headache Disorders, Secondary - chemically induced; Headache Disorders, Secondary - drug therapy; Humans; Migraine Disorders - drug therapy; medication overuse headache; migraine; nerve blockade; chronic daily headache; primary headache; chronic migraine; greater occipital nerve blockade; secondary headache

Discontinua­tion of medication still remains a key element in the treatment of medication overuse headache (MOH), but there is no consensus on the withdrawal procedure. We aimed to share the promising results of anesthetic blockade of greater occipital nerve (GON), which can be an alternative to exi...