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Nerve Entrapment Headaches at the Temple: Zygomaticotemporal and/or Auriculotemporal Nerve?

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Temple headaches are common, yet the anatomic etiology of headaches in this region is often confusing. One possible cause of temple headaches is dysfunction of the auriculotemporal nerve (ATN), a branch of the third division of the trigeminal nerve. However, the site of pain is often

Entrapment Neuropathy: A Concept for Pathogenesis and Treatment of Headaches-A Narrative Review.

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Entrapment neuropathy is a known cause of neurological disorders. In the head and neck area, this pathophysiological mechanism could be a trigger for headache. Over the last few decades, injection of botulinum toxin type A in the muscles that are causing the compression as well as surgical

Decompression endoscopic surgery for frontal secondary headache attributed to supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve entrapment: a comprehensive review.

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In the last decade, a new surgical treatment modality was developed for frontal secondary headache, based on the assumption that the trigger of this pain entity is the entrapment of peripheral sensory nerves. The surgery entails a procedure, where an endoscopic approach is used to decompress the

Treatment of Frontal Secondary Headache Attributed to Supratrochlear and Supraorbital Nerve Entrapment With Oral Medication or Botulinum Toxin Type A vs Endoscopic Decompression Surgery.

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UNASSIGNED Endoscopic surgical decompression of the supratrochlear nerve (STN) and supraorbital nerve (SON) is a new treatment for patients with frontal chronic headache who are refractory to standard treatment options. UNASSIGNED To evaluate and compare treatment outcomes of oral medication,

[Study on diagnostic criteria of cervicogenic headache: a report of retrospective analysis on 330 cases].

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OBJECTIVE To improve the diagnostic criteria of cervicogenic headache by summary the clinical features of cervicogenic headache in patients. METHODS Among 448 patients with the chief complaint of headache for the first visit from October 2008 to June 2009, 399 cases meet the diagnostic criteria, 330

[Clinical study on acupotomy of occipitalia on the treatment of cervicogenic headache].

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OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of acupotomy on cervicogenic headache and explore the function of cutaneous nerve entrapment in the mechanism of cervicogenic headache. METHODS From October 2008 to June 2009, 82 patients with cervicogenic headache were treated with acupotomy. There were 23 males and

Scar neuromas as triggers for headache after craniotomy: clinical evidence.

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We present four cases of headache with variable intensity, located in close proximity to a craniotomy incision which was performed for non-traumatic reasons. Since manual palpation of the scar often triggers pain, and infiltration with local anesthetics reduce or abolish the pain in some patients,

Treatment of chronic headache of cervical origin with lipostructure: an observational study.

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OBJECTIVE To test feasibility, safety, and efficacy of local transplant of stromal fraction of adipose tissue in the treatment of chronic headaches of cervical origin. BACKGROUND Chronic headaches of cervical origin (chronic cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia) are characterized by

Vestibular schwannoma surgery and headache.

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The aim of the study was to evaluate aetiological factors for postoperative headache after vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery with respect to asymmetric activation of vestibular reflexes. After surgery, 27 VS patients with persistent postoperative headache, 16 VS patients without headache and 9

An Association between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Migraine Headaches-National Health Interview Survey, 2010.

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BACKGROUND Migraine headaches have not historically been considered a compression neuropathy. Recent studies suggest that some migraines are successfully treated by targeted peripheral nerve decompression. Other compression neuropathies have previously been associated with one another. The goal of

Supraorbital Rim Syndrome: Definition, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes for Frontal Headache.

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BACKGROUND Supraorbital rim syndrome (SORS) is a novel term attributed to a composite of anatomically defined peripheral nerve entrapment sites of the supraorbital rim region. The SORS term establishes a more consistent nomenclature to describe the constellation of frontal peripheral nerve

Causes of persistent postoperative headache after surgery for vestibular schwannoma.

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Our aim was to elucidate the aetiology of persistent postoperative headache, a common sequel for several years after vestibular schwannoma surgery through the retrosigmoid approach. Twenty-seven patients with reported major postoperative headache were tested for vestibular responses and

Postoperative headache following acoustic neuroma resection: occipital nerve injuries are associated with a treatable occipital neuralgia.

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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that occipital nerve injury is associated with chronic postoperative headache in patients who have undergone acoustic neuroma excision and to determine whether occipital nerve excision is an effective treatment for these headaches. BACKGROUND Few previous reports have

[Compression neuropathy of cranial nerves in the course of Takayasu arteritis].

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Takayasu arteritis is a rare vasculitis of the aorta and its branches. Neurological manifestation usually results from central nervous system ischaemia. We report a case presenting with unilateral paresis of the cranial nerves (V, IX and XII nerve) caused by a vascular conflict due to Takayasu

Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Compression by a Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: Case Report.

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A 51-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital because of speech difficulty following severe headache. Neurological examination showed dysarthria and tongue weakness on the right side, indicating right hypoglossal nerve palsy. Needle electromyography of the right side of the tongue showed

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