Background Pain in occipital neuralgia (ON) originates from the upper cervical nerves converging with the trigeminal complex. Greater occipital nerve (GON) blocks and radiofrequency treatments can be ...

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Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes. The occipital lobe is the smallest lobe of your brain. It makes up around 12% of the surface area of the cerebral cortex. The occipital lobe contains ...

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Occipital neuralgia is a condition in which the nerves that run from the top of the spinal cord up through the scalp, called the occipital nerves, are inflamed or injured. You might feel pain in ...

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Medications and steroid injections are first-line treatments for occipital neuralgia. Exercises you can do at home or with a physical therapist may complement them. Occipital neuralgia causes ...

An occipital stroke affects the back of the brain and can cause an array of visual impairments. These may include the loss of a quarter or half of a person’s visual field or complete blindness.