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Bilateral greater occipital nerve block for headache after corrective spinal surgery: a case report
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 24, No 1 | a1095 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201181.2018.1429045
| © 2018 Edmundo Edmundo Pereira de Souza Neto, José Luis Martinez, Kathryn Dekoven, Francoise Yung, Sandra Lesage
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Submitted: 17 November 2025 | Published: 28 February 2018
Submitted: 17 November 2025 | Published: 28 February 2018
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José Luis Martinez, Département d’anesthésie, Hôpital Sainte Justine, Montréal, CanadaKathryn Dekoven, Département d’anesthésie, Hôpital Sainte Justine, Montréal, Canada
Francoise Yung, Département d’anesthésie, Hôpital Sainte Justine, Montréal, Canada
Sandra Lesage, Département d’anesthésie, Hôpital Sainte Justine, Montréal, Canada
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Background: Post-dural puncture headache is a common complication for patients with dural puncture and if untreated can result in complications such as subdural hematoma and seizures.
Aim: The aim of this case report is to present a case of headache after corrective spinal surgery for idiopathic scoliosis resolved with a bilateral greater occipital nerve block (BGON).
Aim: The aim of this case report is to present a case of headache after corrective spinal surgery for idiopathic scoliosis resolved with a bilateral greater occipital nerve block (BGON).
Keywords
bilateral greater occipital nerve block; corrective spinal surgery; headache
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