title: Sphenopalatine ganglion block: clinical use in the pain management clinic.
abstract: Clinical experience with the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block combined with a review of prior studies led to conducting a retrospective evaluation of four patients with chronic pain treated with the SPG block. The review of case reports suggests the usefulness of SPG blocks in the pain management clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lebovits
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alfred
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lefkowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005730:Ganglionic Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005730:Ganglionic Blockers