What causes neuralgia in the back of the brain?

The first cause is greater occipital neuralgia, which is a very common disease. It can show dull pain in the posterior occipital region. When the pain is obvious, there will be a feeling of jumping and jumping, and it can radiate to the top of the head. There are many causes of greater occipital neuralgia, such as cervical spondylosis, myofascitis, osteoarthritis, and local non-specific inflammatory reactions. Some patients with tuberculosis infection, local tumor infiltration, can also show greater occipital nerve pain, pay attention to ask the history, physical examination and auxiliary examination. The second cause is the lesser occipital nerve pain, can also cause occipital pain, but this pain is generally radiated to the back of the ear, the cause of lesser occipital nerve pain and greater occipital nerve pain is similar. In addition, it must be noted that some viral infections can cause pain in the posterior occipital nerve.