Sympathetic Nerve Blocks in Mandibular Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia

Abstract

Sympathetic blocks have been indicated for the diagnosis and treatment of painful neuropathic conditions, such as herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The purpose of this article is to report a case of mandibular HZ and PHN in an HIV-positive patient, and discuss the efficacy of sympathetic nerve blocks for pain relief and prevention of PHN.

5% lidocaine medicated plasters vs. sympathetic nerve blocks as a part of multimodal treatment strategy for the management of postherpetic neuralgia: A retrospective, consecutive, case-series study

“…Almost 95% of our patients in SNBs and 86% in 5% LMP group have taken antiepileptics, in many cases tricyclic antidepressants were added as well. It should also be stated that occasionally published case reports, where SNBs proved to be effective after other treatments failed to provide sufficient pain control, may be in support of our findings [18,19]. Considering their therapeutic effectiveness, our results suggest that despite previous criticism sympathetic (stellate ganglion) block as well as peripheral nerve (i.e.…”

Treatment Of Trigeminal Neuralgia With Neural Therapy: A 2 Case Series

“…Nöralterapi, çeşitli lokal ve sistemik hastalıkların, özellikle enflamasyon ve ağrının, lokal anestezikler kullanılarak, periferik ve santral vejetatif sinir sistemi yoluyla tedavi edilmesidir. Bununla birlikte, bu yaklaşım, yalnızca ilaç tedavileri başarısız olduğunda değil, aynı zamanda multimodal şemalar bağlamına entegre edilmelidir (6).…”