Monoclonal antibodies to squid neurofilament (aNFP) and intermediate filament (aIFA) proteins were used as probes for the biochemical and immunocytochemical analyses of neurofilament structure and distribution in the squid giant axon and stellate ganglion. On Western blots the aNFP antibody stained exclusively the 220 kDa and high-molecular-weight (HMW) components of neurofilaments in the giant...

Homeodomain transcription factors regulate development of embryos and cellular physiology in adult systems. Paired-type homeodomain genes constitute a subclass that has been particularly implicated in establishment of neuronal identity in the mammalian nervous system. We isolated fragments of eight homeodomain genes of this subclass expressed in the stellate ganglion of the North Atlantic long ...

The anaesthetic management is described of a patient with prolonged Q-T interval which had been complicated by ventricular fibrillation at induction of general anaesthesia for a previous operation. This complication was prevented by effective premedication with i.v. propranolol and block of the left stellate ganglion.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a poorly understood, debilitating disorder characterized by severe chronic pain in an affected limb or region of the body. This case presentation is the first to describe the effectiveness and prolonged duration of the effect of liposome bupivacaine in stellate ganglion block for CRPS.

Patients suffering from the long QT syndrome (LQTS) are threatened by sudden arrhythmic cardiac death. This case report describes a new therapeutic approach to ventricular tachyarrhythmias refractory to oral pharmacological treatment (propranolol + phenytoin) using a drug-reservoir-pump system for the pharmacologic blockage of the left stellate ganglion.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is commonly defined as a loss of at least 30 dB in three contiguous frequencies occurring within 3 days. Systemic steroid administration has become the most widely accepted treatment option for SSNHL. Since viral infection and vascular compromise are considered specific causes of SSNHL, antiviral agents, anticoagulants, and ste...

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...

The effect of sympathetic stimulation on cerebral blood flow was investigated in dogs anesthetized with chloralose. A preparation has been developed for the moment-to-moment measurement of cerebral venous outflow with an electromagnetic flow transducer. The brain's arterial supply was left undisturbed. The sympathetic innervation of the cerebral vessels was stimulated at the stellate ganglion (...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of percutaneous stellate ganglion block (SGB) for managing electrical storm (ES) is not well understood. OBJECTIVE To characterize the efficacy of SGB as a treatment for ES. METHODS We conducted literature searches using PubMed/Medline and Google Scholar, for mixed combinations of terms including "stellate ganglion block", *ganglion block (ade)", "sympathetic block (...