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- Syncope is a brief loss of consciousness and muscle tone that occurs suddenly and resolves quickly on its own.
- Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a treatment method that targets nerve pain in the head, neck, and upper parts of the body, and helps manage conditions like trigeminal neuralgia and complex regional pain syndrome.
- In a reported case, a patient receiving SGB for upper extremity pain also experienced significant improvements in recurrent syncope, chest pain, and overall quality of life.
Article Abstract
Syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone, characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery. Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is a nerve block method that is used for treatment of neuropathic pain in the head, neck and upper extremities, especially trigeminal neuralgia, postherpetic neuralgia and complex regional pain syndrome. SGB can modulate and stabilize the sympathetic nervous system, which prevents it from overexcitation and improves symptoms of syncope. The authors report a patient who was treated for pain and edema of both upper extremities with SGB, then showed improvement in recurrent syncope followed by chest pain and overall quality of life.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6784663 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2018.35.1.104 | DOI Listing |
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