Publication: Lumbar Sympathetic Block for Intractable Lower-Limb Postherpetic Neuralgia: Report of Two Cases
| dc.contributor.author | ÖZTÜRK, EKİM CAN | |
| dc.contributor.authors | Ozturk, Ekim Can; Sencan, Savas; Gunduz, Osman Hakan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-12T22:40:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-12T22:40:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Lumbar sympathetic block is a commonly used technique for sympathetically mediated pain syndromes. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is also accepted to be associated with sympathetic system activation. While sympathetic blocks were utilized for upper-extremity or face-related PHN, there has not been any report regarding lower-extremity PHN, as it is an uncommon region. Here, we present two cases of systemic drug-resistant PHN in lower limb, relieved with lumbar sympathetic block. Both patients had at least 50% reduction in numeric rating scale (NRS) scores at the end of 6 months. Lumbar sympathetic block could be considered in the treatment of lower-limb PHN. More reports and controlled trials are needed for further understanding the role of the intervention in this neuropathic pain syndrome. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/papr.12958 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1533-2500 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1530-7085 | |
| dc.identifier.pubmed | 33030781 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11424/235968 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000582167200001 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | WILEY | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | PAIN PRACTICE | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.subject | lumbar sympathetic block | |
| dc.subject | postherpetic neuralgia | |
| dc.subject | neuropathic pain | |
| dc.subject | HERPES-ZOSTER | |
| dc.subject | GANGLION | |
| dc.title | Lumbar Sympathetic Block for Intractable Lower-Limb Postherpetic Neuralgia: Report of Two Cases | |
| dc.type | article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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| local.indexed.at | SCOPUS | |
| local.indexed.at | PUBMED | |
| local.journal.numberofpages | 4 | |
| local.journal.quartile | Q3 | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 356 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 353 | |
| oaire.citation.title | PAIN PRACTICE | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 21 | |
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