Background: Occipital neuralgia is defined as paroxysmal shooting, or stabbing pain in the posterior part of scalp, distribution greater and lesser occipital nerves. may present only an intermittent pain, but different opinions exist on its cause diagnostic criteria.Current Concepts: According to latest version headache classification, included criteria, persistent aching excluded. Pain intensi...

BACKGROUND Reports of a correlation between relief of migraine headaches and resection of corrugator muscles or injection of botulinum A toxin have renewed interest in finding the cause of migraine headaches and identifying the trigger sites. Four trigger sites have been described. One of these is along the course of the greater occipital nerve. Recent anatomical studies of this nerve have defi...

Occipital neuralgia is a condition manifested by chronic occipital headaches and is thought to be caused by irritation or trauma to the greater occipital nerve (GON). Treatment for occipital neuralgia includes medications, nerve blocks, and pulsed radiofrequency ablation (PRFA). Landmark-guided GON blocks are the mainstay in both the diagnosis and treatment of occipital neuralgia. Ultrasound is...