Sphenopalatine ganglion block for treatment of sinus arrest in postherpetic neuralgia

Headache

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-44

  Saberski, Lloyd ^a,b   Ahmad, Mahmood ^a   Wiske, Prescott ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale Center for Pain Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Sinus arrest; Sphenopalatine ganglion block; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032908009     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1999.3901042.x     Document Type: Article

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