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Occipital neuralgia might have a various etiology but the most common cause is hypertrophic fibrosis of subcutaneous tissue following trauma to the occipital region, surrounding the occipital nerve. The other important cause of neuralgia is spondylosis of the upper part of the cervical spine (C1-C2). Rare causes are-diabetes, gout and neoplasm. In the presented material we point out the possibility of the occipital neuralgia after surgery in the treatment of the tumours of ponto-cerebellar region and trigeminal neuralgia. We observed the symptoms in two groups of patients and used pharmacological treatment, local blockade and cutting (neuronectomy) of the occipital nerves trunk when the conservative treatment was unsuccessful. We also present the present concepts of occipital neuralgia treatment. In case of severe symptoms, unsuccessful conservative therapy and poor results of the neuronectomy the most indicated therapy is selective posterior rhizotomy.
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PMID:[Occipital nerve neuralgia as postoperative complication. Views on etiology and treatment]. 986 15