BLOCKAGE OF THE STELLATUM GANGLION - A PO SSIBLE THERAPY OF PARALYSISOF THE CANINE RADIAL NERVE

The blockage of the stellatum ganglion with bupivacaine 0.5 % has been successfully applied to the forelegs of dogs in three out of four cas es. With a dosage of 2 mg/kg weight on four to eight consecutive days, paralysis could be reversed completely. In one case a restitution of the nervous function with only minor symptoms was accomplished. In the fourth case, healing was not possible because of a neurofibrosarcoma of the brachial plexus.