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Open Access
01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract
EHMTI-0373. Adrenal suppression associated with greater occipital nerve and multiple cranial nerve blocks using triamcinolone
Authors:
B Hywel, N Silver
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) and Multiple Cranial Nerve (MCN) blocks using local anaesthetics and corticosteroids have been used to treat various headache syndromes including Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias (TAC). We report cases where low cortisol levels have been seen in patients with TAC treated with GON/MCN blocks that included triamcinolone. …