Occipital nerve stimulators

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 10 Sep 2019

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Bickle I, Knipe H, Smith H, et al. Occipital nerve stimulators. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58246

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58246

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/58246

rID:

58246

Article created:

9 Feb 2018, Ian Bickle ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

10 Sep 2019, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Head & Neck

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Synonyms:

Occipital nerve stimulator

Occipital nerve stimulators are a type of neuromodulation therapy aimed at treating chronic refractory headache and craniofacial pain such as occipital neuralgia ^1-3. This form of non-pharmaceutical therapy involves an implantable device composed of an electrode and a pulse generator.

Procedure

The leads are placed superficially in the region of the greater occipital and lesser occipital nerves. The pulse generator is placed subcutaneously in the chest, abdomen or back.