Occipital Neuralgia is a condition in which the occipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed.
by Julie G Pilitsis, MD, PhD, FAANSChair, Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics Professor, Neurosurgery and Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics Albany Medical College Dr. Pilitsis specializes in neuromodulation with research interests in treatments for movement disorders and chronic pain.; and Olga Khazen, BSResearch Coordinator Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics Albany Medical College
Overview
Occipital Neuralgia is a condition in which the occipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed. This causes headaches that feel like severe piercing, throbbing or shock-like pain in the upper neck, back of the head or behind the ears.
Read about the causes, symptoms, testing / diagnosis, and treatment / care via https://www.aans.org/patients/conditions-treatments/occipital-neuralgia/
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