Intermediate Cervical Plexus Block for Refractory Bilateral Facial Pain From a Whiplash Injury in 3 Patients: A Case Report.
Journal
A&A practice
ISSN: 2575-3126
Titre abrégé: A A Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101714112
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Aug 2022
01 Aug 2022
Historique:
entrez:
11
8
2022
pubmed:
12
8
2022
medline:
16
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Bilateral facial pain is associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and rarely, trigeminal neuralgia. In the absence of clinical and radiological signs, a diagnosis of persistent idiopathic facial pain is often made. Standard management of persistent idiopathic facial pain includes pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy with variable therapeutic efficacy. Whiplash can result in persistent facial pain although its clinical presentation and management are poorly defined. This report includes 3 patients with refractory bilateral facial pain. A detailed review of history revealed whiplash before the onset of the symptoms. The authors present a novel intervention, an intermediate cervical plexus block that produced durable analgesia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35952333
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001612
pii: 02054229-202208000-00009
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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Copyright © 2022 International Anesthesia Research Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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