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Combined Stellate Ganglion and Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in Acute Herpes Infection
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Pain MedicineNeuropathic PainPain SyndromeStellate GanglionPain ManagementNeurologyNeuropathologyHealth SciencesHerpes Simplex Virus VaccinesCluster HeadacheOphthalmologyNeurovirologyAcute Herpes InfectionPain ResearchTotal Sympathetic BlockNeuroanatomyHerpesvirusesNeuroscienceSphenopalatine Ganglion BlockMedicine
A total sympathetic block of head and neck by a combination of stellate ganglion and sphenopalatine ganglion block is described as a therapeutic modality in a 55-year-old woman with postherpetic neuralgia involving the opthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve with complete pain relief.