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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).
The main seizure type of this classification of occipital epilepsy is known as autonomic due to the symptoms experienced such as turning pale, feeling ill, and usually vomiting, dilation of pupils, sweating, drooling, and watering of the eyes. Children may become unresponsive with their head fixed to one side, which can last up to 20–30 minutes.
The greater occipital nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a spinal nerve , specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2 . It arises from between the first and second cervical vertebrae , ascends, and then passes through the semispinalis muscle .
Generally, people describe a sinus headache as a feeling of facial pain or pressure in the sinus area that might radiate to the rest of the head. "People typically talk about it like a pressure ...
A headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.It can occur as a migraine, tension-type headache, or cluster headache. [1] [2] There is an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches.
Occipital nerve block is a procedure involving injection of steroids or anesthetics into regions of the greater occipital nerve and the lesser occipital nerve used to treat chronic headaches. These nerves are located in the back of the head near in the suboccipital triangle along the line between the inion and the mastoid process .
The lesser occipital nerve (or small occipital nerve [1]) is a cutaneous spinal nerve of the cervical plexus. [2] It arises from second cervical (spinal) nerve (C2) (along with the greater occipital nerve). It innervates the skin of the back of the upper neck and of the scalp posterior to the ear.
Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS), which was first recorded in 1980, [1] is a rare disorder characterized by neck pain with or without tingling and numbness of the tongue on the same side as the neck pain. [2] Sharp lateral movement of the head triggers the pain, usually lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes. Headaches may occur with the onset ...