"Clinical and Radiologic Features"
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"Clinical and Radiologic Features"
"The transverse cervical nerve is a branch of the cervical plexus. It originates from the second and third cervical rami and curves around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle approximately at its midpoint; the nerve then travels obliquely anteriorly, deep to the external jugular vein. The traverse cervical nerve then perforates the deep cervical fascia, and bifurcates deep to the platysma into ascending and descending branches that are distributed to the anterolateral skin of the neck. The ascending branches reach the submandibular region, and form a plexus with the cervical branch of the facial nerve deep to the platysma muscle. Branches penetrate the platysma and are distributed to the anterior skin of the upper neck. The descending branches pierce platysma and are distributed anterolaterally to the skin of the lower neck.1"
"The transverse cervical nerve may be anaesthetised to reduce pain during neck injections; its origin can be reliably determined from superficial landmarks or by high frequency ultrasound.2,3"