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The anatomy of the greater occipital nerve: Part II. Compression point topography.

Jeffrey E JE Janis, Daniel A DA Hatef, Ivica I Ducic, Edward M EM Reece, Adam H AH Hamawy, Stephen S Becker, and Bahman B Guyuron

Plast Reconstr Surg 126(5):1563-72 (2010) PMID 20639804

Advances in the understanding of migraine trigger points have pointed to entrapment of peripheral nerves in the head and neck as a cause of this debilitating condition. An anatomical study was undertaken to develop a greater understanding of the potential entrapment sites along the course of this nerve.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181ef7f0c
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