Peripheral nerve blocks for chronic migraine: A case report on long term improvement following repeat multi-site injections

Thursday, November 13, 2025

5:49 PM - 5:57 PM CT

Location: Griffin Hall - Screen 04

Introduction: Chronic migraine is a debilitating neurologic disorder with significant functional impairment. For patients who have failed multiple pharmacologic preventives, peripheral nerve blocks targeting extracranial sensory nerves offer a non-systemic, targeted therapy. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman with chronic migraine and occipital neuralgia who experienced sustained benefit from serial peripheral nerve blocks.

Submitting Author(s)

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Joseph Strunk, MD

Pain Medicine Fellowship Associate Program Director
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Shoreline, Washington, United States

Presenting Author(s)

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Diane Jang, MD

Anesthesiology Resident
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Albert Chang, MD

Pain Medicine Fellow
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, United States