title: Nerve blocks for chronic pain.
abstract: Nerve blocks are often performed as therapeutic or palliative interventions for pain relief. However, they are often performed for diagnostic or prognostic purposes. When considering nerve blocks for chronic pain, clinicians must always consider the indications, risks, benefits, and proper technique. Nerve blocks encompass a wide variety of interventional procedures. The most common nerve blocks for chronic pain and that may be applicable to the neurosurgical patient population are reviewed in this article. This article is an introduction and brief synopsis of the different available blocks that can be offered to a patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: salim.hayek@uhhospitals.org.
authors.forename: Salim M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hayek
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Case Western University, 450 East Waterside Drive Unit 1511, Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
authors.forename: Atit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Chronic pain; Diagnosis; Nerve block; Therapy