title: Carotid vascular pain--a simple treatment.
abstract: Carotid vascular pain has been misdiagnosed in the past as various other conditions. Various etiologies have been assigned to it without clinical or experimental evidence. Haphazard treatment using ganglion-blockers, nicotinic acid, allergy hyposensitization and steroids have been instituted based on imaginary causes of the problem. This paper intends to show that there is no known cause for carotid pain. A simple, effective, safe and inexpensive form of treatment is presented; namely, explaining the problem to the patient, allaying their apprehension and using aspirin in a more scientific fashion. A three-year follow-up is presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin