Therapeutic effectiveness and safety profile of steroid-based greater occipital nerve blocks in cluster headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Particulate steroid-based GONBs show promise for CH treatment by decreasing attack frequency, while mostly producing short-term adverse events. The evidence quality spans from very low to moderate.

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Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Published
2025-12-31
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https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-106987
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1
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Migraine and Headache Studies
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Therapeutic effectiveness and safety profile of steroid-based greater occipital nerve blocks in cluster headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Therapeutic effectiveness and safety profile of steroid-based greater occipital nerve blocks in cluster headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abstract

Particulate steroid-based GONBs show promise for CH treatment by decreasing attack frequency, while mostly producing short-term adverse events. The evidence quality spans from very low to moderate.

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR), Hospital Haroldo Juaçaba (BR), Sunshine Hospital (AU), Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (BR), Universidade Salvador (BR), Monash University (AU), Universidade Federal do Amazonas (BR)
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Therapeutic effectiveness and safety profile of steroid-based greater occipital nerve blocks in cluster headaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis — Raquel Espínola Saldanha, Karan Varshney, et al. · Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS