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2020 Jan


Headache


60


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Great Auricular Neuralgia: Case Series.

Authors

Duvall JR, Garza I, Kissoon NR, Robertson CE
Headache. 2020 Jan; 60(1):247-258.
PMID: 31749202.

Abstract

The great auricular nerve (GAN) arises from C2-C3 and provides innervation over the skin in the pre-auricular region, jaw angle, posteroinferior pinna, and mastoid. Although damage to the GAN has been reported following trauma or procedures nearby this nerve course, neuralgia of this nerve is uncommon with knowledge based on a handful of case reports in literature. The objective of this study is to describe the presentation, treatment, and outcome of 13 cases of GAN neuralgia.