Treatment of Atypical Facial Pain with Stellate Ganglion Block

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Hoon Jeon ◽  
Ji Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Facial Pain ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Atypical Facial Pain ◽  
Ganglion Block

scholarly journals Utility of Stellate Ganglion Block in Atypical Facial Pain: A Case Report and Consideration of Its Possible Mechanisms

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harsha Shanthanna
Keyword(s):  
Facial Pain ◽  
Ultrasound Guidance ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Atypical Facial Pain ◽  
Ganglion Block ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chronic Pain Conditions ◽  
Clinical Conditions

We present this report of a young patient with chronic severe atypical facial pain who was successfully controlled with stellate ganglion block under ultrasound guidance. The patient had a history of severe disabling, unilateral, facial neuropathic pain with minimal response to analgesic medications. Upon assessment the patient had features suggestive of trigeminal neuralgia, although postherpetic neuralgia could not be ruled out. As a diagnostic test intervention, stellate ganglion block was tried under ultrasound guidance. The patient showed significant improvement in pain control and functional disability lasting beyond 10 weeks. Subsequent blocks reinforced the analgesia. Atypical facial pain has several differential diagnoses. The involvement of sympathetic system in its causation or sustenance is uncertain. Stellate ganglion block achieves sympathetic block of cervicofacial structures, and its blockade has been shown to affect chronic pain conditions. Although its mechanism is not clear, one has to consider its possible role in conditions of stress apart from directly controlling the sympathetic activity. There is certainly a role in exploring the potential benefits of stellate ganglion block in such clinical conditions. The technique of stellate block under ultrasound is also described, as it influences the safety and precision of the block.

scholarly journals Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 290-295
Author(s):  
Raheleh Rahimi Darabad ◽  
Jerry P. Kalangara ◽  
Anna Woodbury
Keyword(s):  
Facial Pain ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Ganglion Block

scholarly journals Facial Pain: A Possible Therapy with Stellate Ganglion Block

Pain Medicine ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 958-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Salvaggio ◽  
Enrica Adducci ◽  
Lucrezia Dell'Aquila ◽  
Simona Rinaldi ◽  
Marco Marini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Facial Pain ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Ganglion Block

scholarly journals SEVERE INTRACTABLE FACIAL PAIN ATTENUATED BY A COMBINATION OF 830 nm DIODE LOW REACTIVE-LEVEL LASER THERAPY AND STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK:

LASER THERAPY ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Tamagawa ◽  
Hiroshi Otsuka ◽  
Osamu Kemmotsu ◽  
Jin Kakehata ◽  
Rie Numazawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Facial Pain ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Ganglion Block ◽  
Level Laser

Upper Airway Obstruction Due to Cervical Hematoma after Stellate Ganglion Block -A case report-

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jang Ho Roh ◽  
Jeong In Lee ◽  
Kyung Bong Yoon ◽  
Won Oak Kim ◽  
Duck Mi Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Stellate Ganglion ◽  
Stellate Ganglion Block ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Upper Airway Obstruction ◽  
Ganglion Block ◽  
Cervical Hematoma
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