A New Minimally Invasive Technique for Cauterizing the Maxillary Artery and Its Application in the Treatment of Cluster Headache

The posterior cranial fossa’s dura mater innervation and its clinical implication in headache: a comprehensive review

“…These concepts of vessel involvement in occipital and migraine headaches have also been revisited in modern times in 1976 by Greek neurosurgeon Alexander D. Rapidis [67], and more recently by Dr. Elliot Shevel who is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon [74]. Between 1904 and 1955, Alexander Rapidis described sectioning of the trigeminal pathways for permanent facial analgesia and injection of alcohol into the Gasserian ganglion with successful results [67].…”