Occipital neuralgia

Japanese: occipital neuralgia(英語表記)occipitalneuralgia
Occipital neuralgia

...Specific examples of this include sphenopalatine neuralgia, which is unilateral, paroxysmal pain centered on the orbit or base of the nose, spreading to the back of the ear, and vidian neuralgia, which causes unilateral pain attacks in the face, nose, eyes, ears, etc.
[Occipital neuralgia]
It is a sharp, unilateral, electric shock-like or stabbing pain attack mainly in the area of ​​the greater occipital nerve, which branches off from the second cervical nerve and widely innervates the occipital region. There is a tender point on the inferior-lateral side of the external occipital protuberance, and touching the occipital region or using a comb can also be a trigger.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "occipital neuralgia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに属するものとして,一側性,発作性に眼窩(がんか)や鼻根部を中心に耳の後方まで広がる痛みを訴える翼口蓋神経節痛sphenopalatine neuralgia,顔面,鼻,目,耳などの一側性疼痛発作をきたすビディアン神経痛vidian neuralgiaが知られている。
[後頭神経痛occipital neuralgia]
 おもに第2頸髄神経から分枝し後頭部を広範に支配している大後頭神経領域の,一側性で電撃様あるいは刺されたような鋭い疼痛発作である。外後頭隆起の下外側に圧痛点があり,後頭部に触れたり,くしを使うことが誘因となることもある。…

※「occipital neuralgia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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