Comparison of two methods of greater occipital nerve block in patients with chronic migraine: ultrasound-guided and landmark-based techniques.
Chronic migraine
Headache
Landmark-based GON block
Ultrasound-guided GON block
Journal
BMC neurology
ISSN: 1471-2377
Titre abrégé: BMC Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Sep 2024
04 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
19
06
2024
accepted:
21
08
2024
medline:
5
9
2024
pubmed:
5
9
2024
entrez:
4
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Migraine is a primary headache defined as moderate-to-severe pain lasting 4 to 72 h, ranking 2nd among the disabling conditions for both genders regardless of the age and the greater occipital nerve (GON) block has been reported as an efficient treatment method for migraine. The present study aims to evaluate and compare the efficiency of the two methods of GON block, i.e., the ultrasound (US)-guided technique and the landmark-based technique. Having a prospective and randomized design, the study assigned the patients with chronic migraine into two groups after which a neurologist performed landmark-based GON block in the first group while an algologist performed US-guided GON block in the second group. During the 3-month follow-up period, the number of days with pain, the duration of pain, the number of analgesic drugs taken in a month, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were compared with the values before treatment and at the 1st week, 1st month, and 3rd month after treatment. US-guided GON block group included 34 patients while there were 32 patients in the landmark-based GON block group. US-guided GON block group showed significantly reduced VAS scores and frequency of attacks compared to the landmark-based GON block group at Month 1 after the procedure. After a 3-month follow-up period of the two groups, the frequency of attacks, analgesic intake and the duration of attacks were lower in both groups compared to the baseline. At 3-month follow-up, the mean of VAS scores decreased from 9,47 ± 2,69 to 4,67 ± 1,9 in US-guided GON block group and from 9,46 ± 0,98 to 7 ± 2,5 in the landmark-based GON block group. It was determined that both US-guided and landmark-based GON block were efficient techniques in patients with chronic migraine. US-guided GON block technique resulted in lower VAS scores, shorter durations of pain, lower frequencies of attack, and lower intake of analgesics compared to the landmark-based GON block technique.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Migraine is a primary headache defined as moderate-to-severe pain lasting 4 to 72 h, ranking 2nd among the disabling conditions for both genders regardless of the age and the greater occipital nerve (GON) block has been reported as an efficient treatment method for migraine. The present study aims to evaluate and compare the efficiency of the two methods of GON block, i.e., the ultrasound (US)-guided technique and the landmark-based technique.
METHOD
METHODS
Having a prospective and randomized design, the study assigned the patients with chronic migraine into two groups after which a neurologist performed landmark-based GON block in the first group while an algologist performed US-guided GON block in the second group. During the 3-month follow-up period, the number of days with pain, the duration of pain, the number of analgesic drugs taken in a month, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were compared with the values before treatment and at the 1st week, 1st month, and 3rd month after treatment.
RESULTS
RESULTS
US-guided GON block group included 34 patients while there were 32 patients in the landmark-based GON block group. US-guided GON block group showed significantly reduced VAS scores and frequency of attacks compared to the landmark-based GON block group at Month 1 after the procedure. After a 3-month follow-up period of the two groups, the frequency of attacks, analgesic intake and the duration of attacks were lower in both groups compared to the baseline. At 3-month follow-up, the mean of VAS scores decreased from 9,47 ± 2,69 to 4,67 ± 1,9 in US-guided GON block group and from 9,46 ± 0,98 to 7 ± 2,5 in the landmark-based GON block group.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
It was determined that both US-guided and landmark-based GON block were efficient techniques in patients with chronic migraine. US-guided GON block technique resulted in lower VAS scores, shorter durations of pain, lower frequencies of attack, and lower intake of analgesics compared to the landmark-based GON block technique.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39232647
doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03816-8
pii: 10.1186/s12883-024-03816-8
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparative Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
311Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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