ArticleBMJ case reports2014
Successful use of stellate ganglion block and a new centrally acting analgesic with dual mode of action in a resistant temporomandibular joint pain.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03714906 (Utility of Pre-Operative Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Pain Control in Unilateral Head and Neck Cancer Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Utility of Pre-Operative Stellate Ganglion Blockade for Pain Control in Unilateral Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
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- The efficacy of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in alleviating postoperative pain and ventricular arrhythmias and its application prospects.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Review
- Pulsed radiofrequency ablation of stellate ganglion for chronic facial pain.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- The Five Diaphragms in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Neurological Relationships, Part 2.Cureus · 2020Review
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Abstract
Stellate ganglion blocks have been shown to provide effective pain relief in a number of different conditions involving the upper body. This was demonstrated in a 65-year-old woman who had experienced severe debilitating pain in her left temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the surrounding area of her face for over 10 years. The pain was unresponsive to indomethacin, carbamazepine, sodium valproate, gabapentin, lithium, melatonin and amitriptyline. She had also had four surgical procedures to the TMJ without success. The pain was partially responsive to Syndol tablets and pregabalin, although the use of pregabalin was limited by its adverse effects. The patient underwent 13 ultrasound guided stellate ganglion blocks over a 24-month period which demonstrated 90% pain relief for up to 10 weeks. Pulsed radio frequency lesioning showed no benefit over stellate ganglion block. More recently, tapentadol was found to be effective and this replaced the stellate ganglion blocks.
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