A nerve block for migraine headaches involves an injection of a local anesthetic into the base of the skull or around the forehead near a nerve. It may decrease pain from migraines when over-the ...

An occipital nerve block is one of the most common procedures to relieve the pain of migraines and chronic headaches. We review the procedure along with benefits, side effects, and precautions.

Find out what you need to know about an occipital nerve block, and discover the pros, cons, risks, and benefits, and how it may affect health.

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

Repetitive multiple cranial nerve blocks may offer a clinically meaningful benefit as a preventative measure in patients with chronic migraine.

A 67-year-old woman was evaluated because of headache and retro-orbital pain. MRI of the head showed edema and enhancement of the optic-nerve sheath, sparing the nerve. A diagnosis was made.