RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Peripheral nerve blocks for headache disorders
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 30
OP 35
DO 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002612
VO 21
IS 1
A1 Linford Fernandes
A1 Marc Randall, MD FRCP
A1 Luis Idrovo, DMed FRCP
YR 2021
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/21/1/30.abstract
AB Headache is a common neurological referral and a frequent cause for acute hospital admissions. Despite peripheral nerve blocks being widely used in headache and pain services to treat patients with headache disorders, there is no readily accessible resource with instructions for the delivery of peripheral nerve blocks. Here we provide a practical approach for administering peripheral nerve blocks and cover the current evidence base for such procedures in different headache disorders. We provide instructions and an audiovisual guide for administering greater and lesser occipital, supratrochlear, supraorbital and auriculotemporal nerves blocks, and give information on their adverse effects and potential complications. This information will provide a reference for headache practitioners when giving peripheral nerve blocks safely to people with headache.