ArticleMilitary medicine2024
The Successful Use of Bilateral 2-Level Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms: A Retrospective Analysis of 23 Patients.
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- Stellate Ganglion Block for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Comprehensive Review of Evidence, Technique Considerations and Symptom Outcomes in Military and Non-Military Patients.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Neurobehavioral symptom changes following bilateral two-level stellate ganglion blocks in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective analysis of 102 patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Three-Month Durability of Bilateral Two-Level Stellate Ganglion Blocks for Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Three-Month Durability of Bilateral Two-Level Stellate Ganglion Blocks in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Retrospective Analysis.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Bilateral Dual Level Cervical Sympathetic Blocks to Treat Post-TBI Sequelae: A Case Report.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2025Article
- The potential role of stellate ganglion block in impacting the central and peripheral systems: a narrative review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- The Effect of Bilateral, Two-Level Cervical Sympathetic Chain Blocks on Specific Symptom Clusters for Traumatic Brain Injury, Independent of Concomitant PTSD Symptoms.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of the study was to determine whether performing ultrasound-guided, bilateral stellate ganglion blocks (SGBs; performed on subsequent days) improved traumatic brain injury (TBI) symptoms.
methodsA retrospective chart review was conducted for the time period between August 2022 and February 2023 to identify patients who received bilateral, 2-level (C6 and C4) SGBs for PTSD symptoms but who also had a history of TBI. Neurobehavioral Symptoms Inventory (NSI) scores were collected at baseline, 1 week, and 1 month post-treatment in 14 males and 9 females.
resultsOut of 23 patients, 22 showed improvement in their NSI scores. NSI baseline average score was 42.7; the average score at 1 week post-treatment was 18.8; 1 month post-treatment was 20.1. This represents a 53% improvement in the NSI score between baseline and 1 month.
conclusionThe use of bilateral, 2-level SGBs may be indicated in treating patients with PTSD symptoms with concomitant diagnoses of mild-to-moderate TBI.
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