March 9, 2007 — Two new studies provide support for the use of occipital-nerve stimulation as a treatment option for patients with intractable cluster headaches. In the first study, researchers ...

Reference Raoul S, Nguyen JM, Kuhn E, et al. Efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation to treat refractory occipital headaches: a single‐institution study of 60 patients. Neuromodulation.

MINNEAPOLIS — Patients with occipital headache experienced relief with 60 days of peripheral nerve stimulation, according to data presented at the American Headache Society 67th Annual ...

Topical lidocaine cream led to a small decrease in pain score overall (0.2 point on a 0-10 scale), and all participants proceeded to randomized blinded bilateral greater occipital nerve injection ...