Ultrasound-Assisted Mental Nerve Block and Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Intractable Postherpetic Neuralgia: Three Case Studies
The Korean Journal of Pain 2014³â 27±Ç 1È£ p.81 ~ p.85
¹ÚÇرÕ(Park Hae-Gyun) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
(Park Pyung-Gul) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
±è¿øÁß(Kim Won-Joong) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
¹Ú¿ëÈñ(Park Yong-Hee) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
°Çö(Kang Hyun) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
¹éÁ¾È(Baek Chong-Wha) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Á¤¿ëÈÆ(Jung Yong-Hun) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
¿ì¿µÃ¶(Woo Young-Cheol) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
±¸±æȸ(Koo Gill-Hoi) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
½ÅÈ¿ë(Shin Hwa-Yong) - Chung-Ang University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Abstract
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is one of the most difficult pain syndromes to treat. Invasive treatments may be considered when patients fail to obtain adequate pain relief from noninvasive treatment approaches. Here, we present three cases of PHN in the mandibular branch treated with ultrasound-assisted mental nerve block and pulsed radiofrequency treatment. None of the patients had adequate pain relief from the medical therapy, so we performed the mental nerve block on the affected side under ultrasound assistance. Two patients showed satisfactory pain relief continuously over 12 months without any further interventions, whereas one patient only had short-term pain relief. For the patient had short-term pain relief we performed pulsed radiofrequency treatment (PRFT) on the left mental nerve under ultrasound assistance. After PRFT, the patient had adequate pain relief for 6 months and there was no need for further management.
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mental nerve, postherpetic neuralgia, pulsed radiofrequency treatment, ultrasound
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