Case report of an occipital neuralgia caused by a vertebral artery loop: surgical strategies from a rare neurovascular conflict - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Case report of an occipital neuralgia caused by a vertebral artery loop: surgical strategies from a rare neurovascular conflict

  • By

  • Julien Haemmerli

  • Michele Pio Fabrizio

  • Arash Najafi

  • Andreas Grüner

  • Alex Alfieri

  • May 28, 2026

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Case report of an occipital neuralgia caused by a vertebral artery loop: surgical strategies from a rare neurovascular conflict

  • by Julien Haemmerli, Michele Pio Fabrizio, Arash Najafi, Andreas Grüner, Alex Alfieri

  • May 28, 2026

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