Stellate ganglion block as a limb salvaging technique

A new and easy technique to block the stellate ganglion.

UNLABELLED The stellate ganglion block has been utilized in a variety of painful conditions ranging from sympathetically mediated pain in the upper extremity to the pain associated with intractable angina. A number of techniques are used to block the stellate ganglion. OBJECTIVE To describe a new and easy approach to block the stellate ganglion using an oblique view. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW TE...

Stellate Ganglion Block as a Palliative Treatment in Hemiplegia

Hemiplegia due to cerebral vascular lesion is frequently encountered in practice. Cerebral hemorrhage is usually fatal. Cases of cerebral thrombosis and embolism usually survive to live as hemiplegics for the rest of their life. Amongst them there is great variation as regards the degree of recovery of the power of paralysed limbs. There are the few fortunate patients who recover their power to...

Stellate ganglion block in glaucoma.

Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Stellate Ganglion Block For CRPS

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of severe chronic pain with a protracted course, varied etiology and different treatment modalities. There are two types of CRPS: Type 1 and Type 2. Multimodal pain management is recommended for CRPS. Sympathetic blocks in the form of Stellate ganglion block has been used since time immemorial as a form of diagnostic and therapeutic regional block...

Severe hypertension after stellate ganglion block.

Haemodynamic effects may occur after stellate ganglion block (SGB) arising from autonomic imbalance and local anaesthetic infiltration to barosensitive areas. We report seven patients who developed severe hypertension (systolic arterial pressure >200 mm Hg) after SGB in our pain clinic service. We postulate that diffusion of the local anaesthetic along the carotid sheath may produce vagal block...