Headache Occipital neuralgia 2013-08-10T01:07:45Z UMLS:C0007863 HP:0012318 SNOMEDCT_US:71760005 A distinct type of headache characterized by piercing, throbbing, or electric-shock-like chronic pain in the upper neck, back of the head, and behind the ears, usually on one side. Typically, the pain of occipital neuralgia begins at the base of the head and spreads upward within the distribution of the greater and lesser occipital nerves. Characteristically, it is neuropathic, with paroxysmal episodes of shooting electric shock-like symptoms. Neuralgia