Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block: Clinical Use in the Pain Management Clinic

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block: Clinical Use in the Pain Management Clinic

Clinical experience with the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block combined with a review of prior studies led to conducting a retrospective evaluation of four patients with chronic pain treated with the SPG block. The review of case reports suggests the usefulness of SPG blocks in the pain management...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Clinical journal of pain 1990-06, Vol.6 (2), p.131-136
Hauptverfasser: Lebovits, Allen H, Alfred, Howard, Lefkowitz, Mathew
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Angina Pectoris - drug therapy
Arthritis - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
Female
Ganglionic Blockers - therapeutic use
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nerve Block
Neurology
Pain - drug therapy
Pain - physiopathology
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Clinical experience with the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block combined with a review of prior studies led to conducting a retrospective evaluation of four patients with chronic pain treated with the SPG block. The review of case reports suggests the usefulness of SPG blocks in the pain management clinic.
ISSN:0749-8047
1536-5409
DOI:10.1097/00002508-199006000-00011