05 December 2024
: Case report 
Effective Acupuncture in Treating Decade-Long Occipital Neuralgia in an Elderly Patient
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Hong Xu
ABEF 1, Ting Yin AE 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945546
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e945546
Table 1. Diagnostic criteria for occipital neuralgia as adapted from the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society [1].
| (A) The presence of pain on one or both sides in the regions innervated by the greater, lesser, or third occipital nerves, meeting criteria B–D |
| (B) Pain must display at least 2 of the following attributes: |
| (C) Pain is often linked with: |
| (D) Local anesthetic block of the affected nerves provides temporary relief from pain |
| (E) The symptoms cannot be attributed to any other diagnosis in the 3 edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) |