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Review
. 2015 Jan;14(1):16-9.
doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000121.

Occipital neuralgia as a sequela of sports concussion: a case series and review of the literature

Jason L Zaremski  1 , Daniel C Herman, James R Clugston, Robert W Hurley, Andrew H Ahn
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Occipital neuralgia as a sequela of sports concussion: a case series and review of the literature

Jason L Zaremski et al. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2015 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Location of pulsed RF stimulating probe. (Reprinted from Huang JH, Galvagno SM Jr, Hameed M, et al. Occipital nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment: a multi center study evaluating predictors of outcome. Pain Med. 2012;13:489–97. Used with permission.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Occipital nerve stimulator. Permission granted from RW Hurley (co-author).
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