can OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA cause migraines
In occipital neuralgia, there are paroxysms of severe occipital pain, that often resemble severe migraines. The pain may be so severe that blood pressure rises to extreme levels. Some authors report eye pain from occipital neuralgia.(Mason et al, 2004), and even dental pain has been reported (Sulfaro et al, 1995).here are two branches to the occipital nerve -- the greater and lesser. Most of the time, the injury is to the greater ON. The ON takes origin from the C2 nerve root. Damage to the C2 nerve root, and prossibly also the upper cord, can cause occipital neuralgia.