From the Departments of Radiology (J.L.C., E.S.Y.)
Department of Radiology (M.R., T.K.M.), New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):575-578. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7471. Epub 2022 Mar 24.
Cervicogenic headache is a secondary headache syndrome attributable to upper cervical spine pathology. Osteoarthritis of the lateral atlantoaxial joint with resultant C2 dorsal root ganglion irritation is an important and potentially treatable cause of cervicogenic headache. In this case series, we present 11 patients with cervicogenic headache who underwent C2 dorsal root ganglion thermal radiofrequency ablation. Radiologists should be familiar with this efficacious procedure and technical considerations to avoid complications.
颈源性头痛是一种继发于上颈椎病变的头痛综合征。外侧寰枢关节骨关节炎导致 C2 背根神经节刺激是颈源性头痛的一个重要且潜在可治疗的原因。在本病例系列中,我们介绍了 11 例接受 C2 背根神经节热射频消融术治疗的颈源性头痛患者。放射科医生应该熟悉这种有效的治疗方法和技术要点,以避免并发症。