Occipital Neuralgia in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Abstract
HEADACHE is so frequently the chief complaint of a tense and anxious adolescent that it is well from time to time to emphasize the many other factors both within and outside the central nervous system that can cause this symptom. Within the past twenty-four months we have seen 10 patients whose major complaint was headache and who had a clinical history and physical and roentgenographic findings consistent with occipital neuralgia. It appears worth while briefly to report and discuss these cases.All adolescents who complain of headache deserve a detailed medical history and thorough medical examination. Even those who are . . .