Clinical effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks with lidocaine and corticosteroid in patients with trigeminal neuralgia

Balta S., Talu G. K.

AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY, vol.33, no.4, pp.237-242, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/agri.2021.26032
  • Journal Name: AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.237-242
  • Keywords: Facial pain, local anesthetic injection, peripheral nerve block, trigeminal neuralgia, NEUROPATHIC PAIN
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: Clinical efficacy of easily applicable peripheral nerve blocks has been in interest except open and closed surgical procedures requiring advanced equipment. We aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of triamcinolone and lidocaine injection for peripheral nerve branches in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in terms of pain severity, pain frequency, and drug doses used.