Objectives: The study aims to retrospectively compare steroid and radiofrequency treatments for the greater occipital nerve(GON) under ultrasound guidance in chronic migraine.
Methods: Monthly average headache attack frequency, attack duration, visual analog scale(VAS) and the number of days analgesics were taken were recorded. Under ultrasound guidance, GON block was administered once a week for a total of four sessions. In the final session, 4 mg of dexamethasone was added to the local anesthetic for the steroid group (n:26). Pulsed radiofrequency (RF) treatment was applied to the RF group (n:25) just before the last session of the GON block. The pain course in the week following the procedure monthly average headache attack frequency, attack duration, VAS and the number of days analgesics were taken in a month were compared for both groups at 1-3-6 months.
Results: In the first month, a statistically significant decrease in attack frequency was observed in the RF group. However, no statistically significant differences were found between the groups in other findings at different time intervals. A significant decrease headache attack duration,VAS, and the number of days analgesics were taken in a month was observed in both treatment groups. Both treatments were found to be effective, but the effect size of the treatment was higher in the RF group compared to the steroid group.
Conclusion: Although the results were better in the group receiving pulsed RF treatment, except for the attack frequency in the first month, no statistically significant superiority of one treatment method over the other was determined.
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