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Occipital neuralgia
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A distinct type of headache characterized by piercing, throbbing, or electric-shock-like chronic pain in the upper neck, back of the head, and behind the ears, usually on one side. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21569290 ]
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Occipital neuralgia
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Typically, the pain of occipital neuralgia begins at the base of the head and spreads upward within the distribution of the greater and lesser occipital nerves. Characteristically, it is neuropathic, with paroxysmal episodes of shooting electric shock-like symptoms.
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peter
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2013-08-10T01:07:45Z
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HP:0012318