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ArticleHealth psychology research2023

Literature Review: Pericranial Nerve Blocks for Chronic Migraines.

Stephanie Wahab, Saurabh Kataria, Parker Woolley, Naanama O'Hene, Chima Odinkemere, Rosa Kim, Ivan Urits, Alan D Kaye, Jamal Hasoon, Cyrus Yazdi and 1 more

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Article in Health psychology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie WahabBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Saurabh KatariaLouisiana State University Health Shreveport, Department of Neurology, Shreveport, LA.
Parker WoolleyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Naanama O'HeneBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Chima OdinkemereBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Rosa KimGeorgetown University Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Medstar, Washington, DC.
Ivan UritsSouthcoast Physician Group, Wareham, MA.
Alan D KayeLouisiana State University Shreveport, Department of Anesthesiology, Shreveport, LA.
Jamal HasoonUTHealth McGovern Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Houston, TX.
Cyrus YazdiBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Christopher L RobinsonBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University in Shreveport · USMedStar Georgetown University Hospital · USSouthCoast Health · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: Headaches, especially migraines, are one of the most pervasive neurological disorders affecting up to 15.9% of the population. Current methods of migraine treatment include lifestyle changes, pharmacologic, and minimally invasive techniques such as peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) and pericranial nerve blocks (PNB). Recent Findings: PNBs are used to treat and prevent migraines and involves injection of local anesthetics with or without corticosteroids. PNBs include the greater occipital, supraorbital, supratrochlear, lesser occipital, auriculotemporal, sphenopalantine ganglion, and cervical root nerve blocks. Of the PNBs, the most extensively studied is the greater occipital nerve block (GONB) which has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, hemi-crania continua, and post-lumbar puncture, post-concussive, cluster, and cervicogenic headaches but not medication overuse and chronic tension type headaches. Summary: In this review, we aim to summarize the recent literature on PNBs and their efficacy in the treatment of migraines including a brief discussion of peripheral nerve stimulation.

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greater occipital nerve blockmigrainesPericranial nerve blocksPeripheral nerve Stimulation

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PMID37139462
PMCPMC10151122
OpenAlexW4367366213

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