Comparison of Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade and Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blockade in Patients With Episodic Migraine
Abstract
Migraine is a chronic disorder that causes disability. Episodic migraine can be managed by prophylactic medical treatment or interventional pain procedures. Interventional methods used in migraine treatment are greater occipital nerve blockade, lesser occipital nerve blockade, supraorbital nerve blockade, infraorbital nerve blockade, sphenopalatine ganglion blockade, botulinum toxin injection and various radiofrequency applications. The effectiveness of greater occipital nerve blockade and transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion blockade in the treatment of migraine has been proven in various studies.We aimed to evaluate the effects of repetitive greater occipital nerve blockade and transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion blockade in patients with episodic migraine.
Conditions: Migraine.
Primary outcome: Numeric Rating Scale; Migraine attack duration; Number of migraine days.
Enrollment: 40 participants.
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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 40 participants or records.
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