The Johns Hopkins Medicine says a lumbar puncture or spinal tap, is a diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure while the ...

Of all ages combined, 63% reported having back and neck pain during the last 12 months ... The bizarre phenomenon is called an external occipital protuberance. First noted in 1885 by French ...

Occipital nerve stimulation has achieved good results in drug-resistant chronic cluster headache, but less favorable results are achieved in chronic migraine. Occipital nerve stimulation is widely ...

Dreams have fascinated humans for centuries, serving as a source of inspiration, curiosity, and sometimes confusion. One ...

Most of the conditions that lead to pain behind the ear aren't serious. Rarely, a tumor in or near the ear may be cancerous. Or, an untreated ear infection can lead to mastoiditis, an infection of ...

On medical advice, the trip was canceled. Neurosurgeon Luiz Severo, a pain specialist, says that, according to available information, the president suffered a mild traumatic brain injury. "He did not ...

Cluster headache (CH) is an excruciating and debilitating primary ... Transitional options include oral corticosteroids and greater occipital nerve injections. Emerging interventional procedures offer ...

DAVINA McCall has received an outpouring of support after revealing that she’s undergoing brain surgery to remove a 14mm ...

A 54-year-old woman presented with a bright flashing light in her left visual field and a sudden onset headache. After initial CT of the brain demonstrated right-sided occipital hypoattenuation, she ...