Treatment of migraine with occipital nerve blocks using only corticosteroids.

Headache. 2011 Jan;51(1):155-9. 

doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01801.x. Epub 2010 Nov 10.

Tobin J, Flitman S.

From 21st Century Neurology, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Abstract

(Headache 2011;51:155-162) The indications for using steroids when performing occipital nerve blocks (ONBs) are not completely clear. We report a patient with chronic migraines who was allergic to local anesthetics, for whom ONBs using only corticosteroid proved useful. To our knowledge, this is only published case describing the effects of ONBs using only corticosteroid, without local anesthetic.

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