Botulinum toxin A injection into corrugator muscle for frontally localised chronic daily headache or chronic tension-type headache

Abstract

Xylocaine injection is a good predictor of the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injection into the corrugator muscle as treatment of frontally localised headache. We hypothesise that this pain is caused by entrapment of the supratrochlearis nerve in the corrugator muscle. Furthermore, we found botulinum toxin injection to be a safe and effective means of achieving pain relief in this patient group.

Evidence to Use Botulinum Toxin Injections in Tension-Type Headache Management: A Systematic Review

“…Moreover, this kind of treatment did not appear to have lasting side effects. In another study conducted in 2011, scientists reported similar findings [ 11 , 12 ]. In both studies, place of injection was the corrugator supercilis muscle.…”

Evidence to Use Botulinum Toxin Injections in Tension-Type Headache Management: A Systematic Review

“…Moreover, this kind of treatment did not appear to have lasting side effects. In another study conducted in 2011, scientists reported similar findings [ 11 , 12 ]. In both studies, place of injection was the corrugator supercilis muscle.…”

Feasibility of Ultrasound Measurements of Peripheral Sensory Nerves in Head and Neck Area in Healthy Subjects

“… 14 However, these methods are invasive procedures, and using less-invasive methods to diagnose nerve compression headaches would be preferable. 13 This study shows that ultrasound is an easy and fast examination to conduct and that the learning curve of the examination was short. Furthermore, ultrasound is considered a safe and noninvasive method and is easily available and relatively low-priced.…”

Nonsurgical Treatment of Neuralgia and Cervicogenic Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

“…The majority of the studies evaluated the results of treatment with local anesthetics injection (62%). [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Six (23%) articles described treatment with a combination of local anesthetics and corticosteroid, [28][29][30][31][32] three articles described treatment with oral analgesics, 14,17,33 two (7.7%) articles described treatment with botulinum toxin injection, 14,18 and one (3.8%) article described treatment with corticosteroid injection alone. 15 Two (7.7%) articles described other treatments including multifidus cervicis plane block and acupuncture followed by acupoint-injection with lidocaine (Table 1).…”

Evidence to Use Botulinum Toxin Injections in Tension-Type Headache Management: A Systematic Review

“…Moreover, this kind of treatment did not appear to have lasting side effects. In another study conducted in 2011, scientists reported similar findings [ 11 , 12 ]. In both studies, place of injection was the corrugator supercilis muscle.…”

Feasibility of Ultrasound Measurements of Peripheral Sensory Nerves in Head and Neck Area in Healthy Subjects

“… 14 However, these methods are invasive procedures, and using less-invasive methods to diagnose nerve compression headaches would be preferable. 13 This study shows that ultrasound is an easy and fast examination to conduct and that the learning curve of the examination was short. Furthermore, ultrasound is considered a safe and noninvasive method and is easily available and relatively low-priced.…”

Nonsurgical Treatment of Neuralgia and Cervicogenic Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

“…The majority of the studies evaluated the results of treatment with local anesthetics injection (62%). [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Six (23%) articles described treatment with a combination of local anesthetics and corticosteroid, [28][29][30][31][32] three articles described treatment with oral analgesics, 14,17,33 two (7.7%) articles described treatment with botulinum toxin injection, 14,18 and one (3.8%) article described treatment with corticosteroid injection alone. 15 Two (7.7%) articles described other treatments including multifidus cervicis plane block and acupuncture followed by acupoint-injection with lidocaine (Table 1).…”

Evidence to Use Botulinum Toxin Injections in Tension-Type Headache Management: A Systematic Review

“…Moreover, this kind of treatment did not appear to have lasting side effects. In another study conducted in 2011, scientists reported similar findings [ 11 , 12 ]. In both studies, place of injection was the corrugator supercilis muscle.…”

Feasibility of Ultrasound Measurements of Peripheral Sensory Nerves in Head and Neck Area in Healthy Subjects

“… 14 However, these methods are invasive procedures, and using less-invasive methods to diagnose nerve compression headaches would be preferable. 13 This study shows that ultrasound is an easy and fast examination to conduct and that the learning curve of the examination was short. Furthermore, ultrasound is considered a safe and noninvasive method and is easily available and relatively low-priced.…”

Nonsurgical Treatment of Neuralgia and Cervicogenic Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

“…The majority of the studies evaluated the results of treatment with local anesthetics injection (62%). [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Six (23%) articles described treatment with a combination of local anesthetics and corticosteroid, [28][29][30][31][32] three articles described treatment with oral analgesics, 14,17,33 two (7.7%) articles described treatment with botulinum toxin injection, 14,18 and one (3.8%) article described treatment with corticosteroid injection alone. 15 Two (7.7%) articles described other treatments including multifidus cervicis plane block and acupuncture followed by acupoint-injection with lidocaine (Table 1).…”