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Neuropathic Cranial Pain Phenotypes After Craniotomy: A Large, Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 28 Apr 2026
Shemesh Shachar Zion, Asprilla Jose, Kelmer Paz, Cohen Omri, Goor-Aryeh Itay, Hadari Yotam, Cohen Zvi R, Ungar Lior
Abstract excerpt
Background and Objectives: Chronic headache after craniotomy is common and may include neuropathic subtypes (scar neuroma pain, occipital neuralgia). However, no large series has quantified these phenotypes. We conducted a single-center retrospective review (n = 5624 adult craniotomy patients) to estimate the prevalence of post-craniotomy neuropathic pain and to describe its characteristics. Materials and...
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