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Suboccipital nerve
The first spinal nerve, the suboccipital nerve exits the spinal cord between the skull and the first cervical vertebra, the atlas.

It supplies muscles around the suboccipital triangle including the rectus capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior.

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Suboccipital craniectomy modification attenuates postoperative headache.
Jul 26, 2004; 2004 JUL 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A modified technique for suboccipital craniectomy reduces the risk of postoperative...
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Reports from Michigan State University advance knowledge in headache and migraine.(Clinical report)
Oct 29, 2008; The objective of this study was to assess the safety and accuracy of using common anatomic landmarks to guide the placement of...
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Pediatric vestibular schwannoma with or without neurofibromatosis: Characteristic features and operative nuances.(Original Article)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2007; Byline: Pallav. Garg, Sanjay. Behari, Shishir. Jaiswal, Awadesh. Jaiswal, Vijendra. Jain, Ashok. Mahapatra Vestibular schwannomas...
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The craniocervical spine and multiple sclerosis, part 2 of 2
Apr 21, 2003; Editor's note: Part 1 of this article appeared in the Feb. 24 issue of DC. The cause of MS remains unknown, despite decades of...
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Research on craniectomy discussed by scientists at Cleveland Clinic.
Jan 21, 2009; Cerebellar ptosis is a rare complication following Chiari malformation decompression, and generally is the result of a very large...
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