Outcome of Surgical Decompression of the Second Cervical Root for Cervicogenic Headache

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Authors

Harold J. Pikus · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Joseph M. Phillips · Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

Abstract

The results suggest that microsurgical decompression of the C2 root and ganglion has some utility in treating CH. The accepted diagnostic criteria and success of anesthetic blockade of C2 should identify the subset of patients with CH predominantly caused by C2 root or ganglion effect at this level, which may favor surgical treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 63-71

DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199607000-00014

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