Anatomically and Physiologically Based Guidelines for Use of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Versus the Stellate Ganglion Block to Reduce Atypical Facial Pain

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-55

  Klein, Robert N ^a,b,c   Burk, Dorothy T ^a,c,d   Chase, Peter F ^a,c,e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Lincoln Park Hospital   (United States)

^g American Academy of Pain Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

DRUG EFFECT; FACE PAIN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; PALATE; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPHENOID; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TURBINATE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; FACIAL PAIN; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PALATE; PARASYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; SPHENOID BONE; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; TURBINATES;

EID: 0035240225     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2001.11746151     Document Type: Review

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