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Occipital nerve headaches are caused by the firing of the occipital nerve either as the result of a process that disturbs the nerve or as the result of a chronic pain condition that causes spontaneous firing of the nerve pathways resulting in pain.
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What is the occipital nerve?
its the nerve that connects the eye to the brain
What you see is carried to the occipital lobe by the what?
Optic nerve
What nerve carries signals from the from the retina to the brain?
Occipital nerve. It is the second cranial nerve.
What parts of the body are affected by damage to the occipital nerve?
The eyes.
Cervical spinal nerve 3 what is its function?
third occipital
If the greater occipital nerve is clipped for migraines is there any side effects?
what are the side effects of clipping the occipital ner e
What lobe is responsible for receiving impulses from the nerve of the eye?
The Olfactory bulb via the olfactory nerves in the nose.
Which portion of the brain interprets visual impulses from the optic nerve?
occipital lobe
Layer that sends inormation along the optic nerve to the occipital lobe?
Retina
What is wrong if you have a hard lump 1 inch above your hairline and it hurts when there is pressure on it and you are starting to get headaches?
If pressing on it causes shooting pains to the side or top of your head (and that is where the headaches occur), you could have an occipital neuroma and should see a neurologist. Does it ever drain pus? It could be a form of acne or a sebaceous cyst. Family history of headaches? Migraine headaches? Family history of brain aneurysms?
What you see is carried to the occipital lobe by the?
optic nerve (at the back of the eye) which then crosses at the optic chiasm. From this point, the optic tracts travel to the lateral geniculate nucleus, and then on to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
What is cpt code for therapeutic injection of general occipital nerve with an anesthetic agent?
64405
