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  2. Occipital neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    Occipital neuralgia is caused by damage to the occipital nerves, which can arise from trauma (usually concussive or cervical), physical stress on the nerve, repetitive neck contraction, flexion or extension, and/or as a result of medical complications (such as osteochondroma, a benign bone tumour).

  3. Neck-tongue syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Neck pain, occipital neuralgia, numbness or tingling in the tongue. Usual onset: 8-15 years or after trauma: Duration: Pain lasted from several seconds up to several minutes. Types: Uncomplicated and Complicated: Causes: Genetics: Frequency: Rare

  4. Neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, a rare disorder, usually begins after age 40 and occurs more often in men. Often, its cause is unknown. However, glossopharyngeal neuralgia sometimes results from an abnormally positioned artery that compresses the glossopharyngeal nerve near where it exits the brain stem. Rarely, the cause is a tumor in the brain or ...

  5. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e ...

  6. Occipital cryoneurolysis - Wikipedia

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    Occipital cryoneurolysis is a procedure used to treat nerve pain generated by peripheral nerves (nerves located outside of the spinal column and skull) commonly due to the condition occipital neuralgia. [1] A probe (no larger than a small needle) is carefully placed adjacent to the specific nerve.

  7. Occipital nerve stimulation - Wikipedia

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    In most cases, a trial (test) lead placement is performed in order to assess whether the stimulation will work as expected. [8] Local anesthetic is applied to the back of the neck and a Tuohy needle is advanced towards the location of the greater occipital nerve and lesser occipital nerve under fluoroscopic guidance.

  8. Hemicrania continua - Wikipedia

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    Greater occipital nerve (GON) block comprising 40 mg Depomedrone and 10 mls of 1% Lignocaine injected into the affected nerve is effective, up to a period of approximately three months. Changing the 'cocktail' to include (for example) 10 mls of .5% Marcaine and changing to 2% Lignocaine, whilst in theory should increase the longevity, renders ...

  9. Craniocervical instability - Wikipedia

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    Craniocervical instability (CCI) is a medical condition characterized by excessive movement of the vertebra at the atlanto-occipital joint and the atlanto-axial joint located between the skull and the top two vertebra, known as C1 and C2.

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