Sympathetic Blocks for Pain

A. Sharma; J. N. Campbell; S. N. Raja

doi:10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00159-6

Sympathetic Blocks for Pain

A. Sharma, J. N. Campbell, S. N. Raja

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) may play a critical role in the maintenance of certain pain states. These states have traditionally been treated with interventional procedures that block or modify the sympathetic discharge to the affected region. In addition, sympathetic blocks are also used in the treatment of ischemic pain states as well as visceral pain associated with abdominal or pelvic cancers. This chapter focuses on the basic concepts of SNS involvement in pain disorders and provides an overview of techniques that are utilized to diagnose and treat these conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Pain
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	227-235
Number of pages	9
Volume	5
ISBN (Print)	9780123708809
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00159-6
State	Published - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

Block
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Intravenous regional sympathetic blockade (IRSB)
Local anesthetic sympathetic blocks (LASBs)
Sympathetically maintained pain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience

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