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Case report

Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block for Central Post-Stroke Pain: A Case Report and Review

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Pages 461-464 | Published online: 26 Feb 2020

Figures & data

Table 1 Preoperative and 9 Months Postoperative VAS, ADL and HADS Scores

Figure 1 Cranial CT (A) upon presentation and (B) 9 months after stellate ganglion block. White arrows: lesions.

Figure 1 Cranial CT (A) upon presentation and (B) 9 months after stellate ganglion block. White arrows: lesions.

Figure 2 A schematic illustration of ultrasound-guided lidocaine injection.

Notes: Red arrows: needle trajectory; white arrows: arrows for indications; red-dotted circles: the shapes of the arteries; blue-dotted circle: the wall of internal jugular vein; green-dotted circle: diffusion of local anesthetics; white-dotted line: the shape of transverse process.

Abbreviations: ASC, Anterior scalene muscle; CA, Carotid artery; D, Drug; IJV, Internal jugular vein; LC, Longus colli muscle; N, puncture needle; SCM, Sternocleidomastoid muscle; TH; Thyroid gland; TP, Transverse process; VA, Vertebral artery.

Figure 2 A schematic illustration of ultrasound-guided lidocaine injection.Notes: Red arrows: needle trajectory; white arrows: arrows for indications; red-dotted circles: the shapes of the arteries; blue-dotted circle: the wall of internal jugular vein; green-dotted circle: diffusion of local anesthetics; white-dotted line: the shape of transverse process.Abbreviations: ASC, Anterior scalene muscle; CA, Carotid artery; D, Drug; IJV, Internal jugular vein; LC, Longus colli muscle; N, puncture needle; SCM, Sternocleidomastoid muscle; TH; Thyroid gland; TP, Transverse process; VA, Vertebral artery.