COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERAL ALCOHOL INJECTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Authors
FARDY MJ PATTON DW
Citation
Mj. Fardy et Dw. Patton, COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERAL ALCOHOL INJECTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA, British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 32(6), 1994, pp. 387-391
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664356
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
387 - 391
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4356(1994)32:6<387:CAWPAI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A retrospective study was carried out on 82 patients whose symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia were controlled by repeated peripheral alcohol n erve blocks in order to assess the associated complications. Periphera l alcohol nerve blocks were invariably associated with swelling and di scomfort lasting several days. Significant complications occurred in 3 out of 413 nerve blocks administered over a 20-year period.