Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 12-15 , January 2006

Neuromodulation of the occipital nerve in pain management

  • Ricardo Vallejo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, Illinois
    • Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Ricardo Vallejo, MD, Millennium Pain Center, 1015 S. Mercer Avenue, Bloomington, IL 61701.
    • ,
  • Ramsin Benyamin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, Illinois
    • Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
    • Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Kramer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, Illinois
    • Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
    • Department of Biological and Therapeutics, College of Medicine at Peoria, University of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois

References 

  1. Barna S , Hashimi M . Occipital neuralgia . Pain Manage Rounds . 2004;1:7
  2. Kapural L , Mekhail N , Hayek SM , et al.   Occipital nerve electrical stimulation via the midline approach and subcutaneous surgical leads for treatment of severe occipital neuralgia (a pilot study) . Anesth Analg . 2005;101:171–174
  3. Hammer M , Doleys DM . Perineuromal stimulation in the treatment of occipital neuralgia (a case study) . Neuromodulation . 2001;4:47–51
  4. Ziegler DK , Murrow RW . Headache . In:  Joynt R editors. Clinical Neurology . Philadelphia, PA: JB Lippincott; 1988;p. 1–35
  5. Weiner R , Reed K . Peripheral neurostimulation for control of intractable occipital neuralgia . Neuromodulation . 1999;3:217–221
  6. Hill D . Peripheral nerve blocks (practical aspects) . In:  Breivik H ,  Campbell W editor. Clinical Pain Management. Practical Applications and Procedures . London: Arnold; 2000;p. 197–232
  7. Bovim G , Bonamico L , Fredriksen TA , et al.   Topographic variations in the peripheral course of the greater occipital nerve. Autopsy study with clinical correlations . Spine . 1991;16:475–478
  8. Bogduk N . The clinical anatomy of the cervical dorsal rami . Spine . 1982;7:319–330
  9. Dash KS , Janis JE , Guyuron B . The lesser and third occipital nerves and migraine headaches . Plast Reconstr Surg . 2005;115:1752–1758
  10. Oakley JC , Prager JP . Spinal cord stimulation (mechanisms of action) . Spine . 2002;27:2574–2583
  11. Melzack R , Wall PD . Pain mechanisms (a new theory) . Science . 1965;150:971–979
  12. Krames E . Spinal cord stimulation (indications, mechanism of action, and efficacy) . Curr Pain Headache Rep . 1999;3:419–426
  13. Rushton DN . Electrical stimulation in the treatment of pain . Disabil Rehabil . 2002;24:407–415
  14. North RB , Calkins SK , Campbell DS , et al.   Automated, patient-interactive, spinal cord stimulator adjustment (a randomized controlled trial) . Neurosurgery . 2003;52:572–580
  15. North RB , Ewend MG , Lawton MT , et al.   Failed back surgery syndrome (5-year follow-up after spinal cord stimulator implantation) . Neurosurgery . 1991;28:692–699
  16. Long DM , Erickson D , Campbell J , et al.   Electrical of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves for pain control. A 10 year experience . Appl Neurophysiol . 1981;44:207–217
  17. North RB , Ewend MG , Lawton MT , et al.   Spinal cord stimulation for chronic, intractable pain (superiority of “multi-channel” devices) . Pain . 1991;44:119–130
  18. Kemler MA , Barendse GA , van Kleef M , et al.   Spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy . N Engl J Med . 2000;343:618–624
  19. Daousi C , Benbow SJ , MacFarlane IA . Electrical spinal cord stimulation in the long-term treatment of chronic painful diabetic neuropathy . Diabet Med . 2005;22:393–398
  20. Turner JA , Loeser JD , Deyo RA , et al.   Spinal cord stimulation for patients with failed back surgery syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome (a systematic review of effectiveness and complications) . Pain . 2004;108:137–147
  21. Kemler MA , De Vet HC , Barendse GA , et al.   The effect of spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy (two years’ follow-up of the randomized controlled trial) . Ann Neurol . 2004;55:13–18
  22. Stojanovic MP . Stimulation methods for neuropathic pain control . Curr Pain Headache Rep . 2001;5:130–137
  23. Lou L . Uncommon areas of electrical stimulation for pain relief . Curr Rev Pain . 2000;4:407–412
  24. Picaza JA , Hunter SE , Cannon BW . Pain suppression by peripheral nerve stimulation. Chronic effects of implanted devices . Appl Neurophysiol . 1977;40:223–234
  25. Weiner RL . The future of peripheral nerve neurostimulation . Neurol Res . 2000;22:299–304
  26. Calvillo O , Racz G , Didie J , et al.   Neuroaugmentation in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome of the upper extremity . Acta Orthop Belg . 1998;64:57–63
  27. Hassenbusch SJ , Stanton-Hicks M , Schoppa D , et al.   Long-term results of peripheral nerve stimulation for reflex sympathetic dystrophy . J Neurosurg . 1996;84:415–423
  28. Johnson MD , Burchiel KJ . Peripheral stimulation for treatment of trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia and trigeminal posttraumatic neuropathic pain (a pilot study) . Neurosurgery . 2004;55:135–141
  29. Ashkenazi A , Young WB . The effects of greater occipital nerve block and trigger point injection on brush allodynia and pain in migraine . Headache . 2005;45:350–354
  30. Bovim G , Berg R , Dale LG . Cervicogenic headache (anesthetic blockades of cervical nerves (C2–C5) and facet joint (C2/C3)) . Pain . 1992;49:315–320
  31. Bovim G , Fredriksen TA , Stolt-Nielsen A , et al.   Neurolysis of the greater occipital nerve in cervicogenic headache. A follow up study . Headache . 1992;32:175–179

PII: S1084-208X(06)00003-6

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.02.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 12-15 , January 2006

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution