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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan;4(1):E35-E36.
doi: 10.1055/a-0577-2467. Epub 2018 Apr 4.

Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Recurrent Occipital Neuralgia Caused by Venous Plexus Enlargement

Rosa Maria Garcia Tercero  1 , Nicolás López Hernández  1 , Javier Gualda Heras  1 , Pedro Barredo Benitez  1 , Catalina Diaz Urrea  1 , Adolfo Heras Pérez  1 , Fátima López González  1 , Blanca Serrano Serrano  1 , Elena Elvira Soler  1
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Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Recurrent Occipital Neuralgia Caused by Venous Plexus Enlargement

Rosa Maria Garcia Tercero et al. Ultrasound Int Open. 2018 Jan.
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Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1a
In normal patients the GON is identified between the Obliquus capitis inferior muscle (OCI) and semispinalis capitis muscle (SSC) (* OCI; ** SSC) as a hypoechoic round small structure (arrow); b In our patient there is a structure that prevents locating of the GON (arrow); c The Doppler signal indicates a venous vessel; d and e CT scan of our patient that confirms venous plexus enlargement in the cervical region (arrows).
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