title: Development of Bell's palsy despite treatment of post-traumatic headache by stellate ganglion block.
abstract: It is a controversial issue whether or not stellate ganglion block (SGB) is an effective treatment for facial palsy. A case report is presented in which a patient with traumatic cervical syndrome developed Bell's palsy after being treated by same-side SGB, suggesting that SGB was not able to prevent development of Bell's palsy. The need for further clinical investigations on efficacy of SGB against Bell's palsy seems to be justified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaku
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Obara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005730:Ganglionic Blockers; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D005730:Ganglionic Blockers; D008619:Mepivacaine