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The role of occipital nerve block with ultrasound guidance in occipital neuralgia cases [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2022
Introduction. Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a well-known cause of headache that affecting the posterior head at the occipital nerve(s) distribution. It is a multiple-factor clinical condition resulting from the pathology of the greater, lesser or third ...
Yusak Mangara Tua Siahaan
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Head and neck CT angiography to assess the internal carotid artery stealing pathway

BMC Neurology, 2020
Background Common carotid artery occlusive disease (CCAOD) could form internal carotid artery steal pathways. Based on the diagnostic results of digital subtraction angiography (DSA), head and neck computed tomography angiography (CTA) was used to find ...
Dongxu Wang, Zheng Li, Xiaoyang Zheng, Houyi Cong, Tianyu Zhang, Zhenghua Wang, Yuguang Wang, Jun He   +7 more
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Epidural hematoma secondary to a ruptured occipital artery. [PDF]

Surg Neurol Int
Background: Most epidural hematomas (EDHs) are caused by middle meningeal artery rupture, though any cranial-facial artery could be involved. Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhages due to vascular remodeling and dysfunction.
Arciniega MD, Gundupalli P, Hernandez C, Baronia B.   +3 more
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Surgical anatomy of greater occipital nerve and its relation to occipital artery

Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2015
Introduction: The knowledge of the anatomy of greater occipital nerve and its relation to occipital artery is important for the surgeon. Blockage or surgical release of greater occipital nerve is clinically effective in reducing or eliminating chronic ...
Nancy Mohamed El Sekily, Ihab Helmy Zedan   +1 more
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Cirsoid Aneurysm of Occipital Artery-Rare of the Rarest. [PDF]

J Maxillofac Oral Surg, 2022
A case of 33 year old man diagnosed with a rare case of Cirsoid aneurysm of occipital artery was treated under general anaesthesia for surgical excision. An interdisciplinary approach of Neurosurgery and Oral and Maxillofacial team was made. Here we have discussed the clinical steps performed in the management of Cirsoid aneurysm of occipital artery ...
Punia P, Shah SB, Malankar TE, Chugh A.
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The occipital-vertebral anastomosis revisited

Folia Morphologica, 2023
BACKGROUND: The goal of the study was to provide relevant data about the location and prevalence of the occipital artery-vertebral artery (OA-VA) anastomosis in patients without visible occlusive disease, as well as to thoroughly discuss the clinical ...
P. Ostrowski, M. Bonczar, Alicia del Carmen Yika, H. Czekańska, J. Batko, W. Wojciechowski, S. K. Ghosh, J. Jaworek-Troć, K. Piątek-Koziej, A. Juszczak, T. Gładysz, D. Lusina, J. Walocha, M. Koziej   +13 more
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Infrared light elicits endothelium-dependent vasodilation in isolated occipital arteries of the rat via soluble guanylyl cyclase-dependent mechanisms

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
The left and right occipital arteries provide blood supply to afferent cell bodies in the ipsilateral nodose and petrosal ganglia. This supply is free of an effective blood-ganglion barrier, so changes in occipital artery blood flow directly affect the ...
Tristan H. J. Lewis, Junqi Zhuo, Jacob X. McClellan, Paulina M. Getsy, Rita M. Ryan, Michael. J. Jenkins, Michael. J. Jenkins, Stephen J. Lewis, Stephen J. Lewis, Stephen J. Lewis   +9 more
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Trifurcation of the right common carotid artery

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2008
Variations in the position of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery and the origin or branching pattern of the external carotid artery are well known and documented.
R. Chitra
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Thrombosed traumatic aneurysm of the occipital artery: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Occipital artery aneurysms are very rare vascular lesions. Most cases reported in the literature have been post-traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the occipital artery.
Rao Vikas Y, Hwang Steven W, Adesina Adekunle M, Jea Andrew   +3 more
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Hybrid treatment for a giant thrombosed aneurysm at the distal posterior cerebral artery: A case report and literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Giant aneurysms at the distal posterior cerebral artery (PCA) are extremely rare, with only
Yoichi Morofuji, Tsuyoshi Izumo, Eisaku Sadakata, Hajime Maeda, Nobutaka Horie, Takayuki Matsuo   +5 more
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