A case report of stellate ganglion block in the treatment of epileptic pain.
BACKGROUND
Stellate ganglion blocks have been shown to provide effective pain relief in a number of different conditions, but no one had reported stellate ganglion blocks for the treatment of epileptic pain. We describe a case report of the successful use of stellate ganglion block in the treatment of epileptic pain in the patient.


METHODS
A 8-year-old girl who had experienced severe paroxysmal pain in her right upper limb.


METHODS
She was diagnosed as drug-resistant partial epilepsy.


METHODS
The patient received stellate ganglion blocks with lidocaine for 2 courses with 2 weeks in a course of treatment and oral carbamazepine once a day.


RESULTS
Carbamazepine dosage gradually tapered until stop and epileptic pain attacks become less and less, eventually disappear.


CONCLUSIONS
Stellate ganglion block may be an effective treatment of intractable partial epilepsy. However, more research is now needed to verify the validity.
Department of Pain, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, PR China.
Shengtao
S
Wang
Yangzi
Y
Zhu
D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D013233:Stellate Ganglion
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine