Levent Ertugrul Inan1,2, Nurten Inan3, Hanzade Aybuke Unal-Artık1, Ceyla Atac4, Gulcin Babaoglu5. 1. 1 Ministry of Health Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. 2. 2 Bozok University, Medical School, Neurology Department, Yozgat, Turkey. 3. 3 Gazi University Medical School, Anesthesiology and Algology Department, Ankara, Turkey. 4. 4 Ministry of Health Izmir Bozkaya Research and Training Hospital, Neurology Clinic, Izmir, Turkey. 5. 5 Ministry of Health Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Algology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The importance and popularity of peripheral nerve block procedures have increased in the treatment of migraine. Greater occipital nerve (GON) block is a commonly used peripheral nerve block method, and there are numerous researches on its use in migraine treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search of PubMed for English-language randomized controlled trials (RCT) and open studies on greater occipital nerve block between 1995 and 2018 was performed using greater occipital nerve, headache, and migraine as keywords. RESULTS: In total, 242 potentially relevant PubMed studies were found. A sum of 228 of them which were non-English articles and reviews, case reports, letters and meta-analyses were excluded. The remaining articles were reviewed, and 14 clinical trials, seven of which were randomized-controlled on greater occipital nerve block in migraine patients, were identified and reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: Although clinicians commonly use greater occipital nerve block in migraine patients, the procedure has yet to be standardized. The present study reviewed the techniques, drugs and dosages, the frequency of administration, side effects, and efficacy of greater occipital nerve block in migraine patients.
OBJECTIVES: The importance and popularity of peripheral nerve block procedures have increased in the treatment of migraine. Greater occipital nerve (GON) block is a commonly used peripheral nerve block method, and there are numerous researches on its use in migraine treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search of PubMed for English-language randomized controlled trials (RCT) and open studies on greater occipital nerve block between 1995 and 2018 was performed using greater occipital nerve, headache, and migraine as keywords. RESULTS: In total, 242 potentially relevant PubMed studies were found. A sum of 228 of them which were non-English articles and reviews, case reports, letters and meta-analyses were excluded. The remaining articles were reviewed, and 14 clinical trials, seven of which were randomized-controlled on greater occipital nerve block in migrainepatients, were identified and reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: Although clinicians commonly use greater occipital nerve block in migrainepatients, the procedure has yet to be standardized. The present study reviewed the techniques, drugs and dosages, the frequency of administration, side effects, and efficacy of greater occipital nerve block in migrainepatients.