Christopher Zarembinski, MD, Steven Graff-Radford, DDS
The Pain Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Objectives: Neuropathic trigeminal pain has responded to sympathetic blockade. Long term response to stellate ganglion block is inconsistent. Sphenopalatine ganglion block may offer a better outcome in neuropathic trigeminal pain because of the proximity to the face and because of the parasympathetic fibers and sensory fibers that can be targeted. [more]
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