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2019 Sep


Paediatr Anaesth


29


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Anatomy of the greater occipital nerve block in infants.

Authors

Prigge L, van Schoor AN, Bosenberg AT
Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Sep; 29(9):945-949.
PMID: 31270900.

Abstract

Pain relief for posterior fossa craniotomies as well as occipital neuralgia, are indications for the use of the greater occipital nerve block in children. The greater occipital nerve originates from the C2 spinal nerve and is accompanied by the occipital artery as it supplies the posterior scalp.