Stellate ganglion block for treatment of cerebral vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage - A preliminary study

Stellate ganglion block for treatment of cerebral vasospasm in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage - A preliminary study

Background : Stellate ganglion block improves cerebral perfusion by decreasing the cerebral vascular tone. Its effects on cerebral vasospasm to relieve neurological deficits have not been evaluated. This prospective observational study was carried out to evaluate the effect of stellate ganglion bloc...

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Main Authors: Virendra Jain, Girija P Rath, Hari H Dash, Parmod K Bithal, Rajendra S Chouhan, Ashish Suri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Cerebral blood flow velocity
cerebral vasospasm
stellate ganglion block
subarachnoid hemorrhage
transcranial Doppler
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2011;volume=27;issue=4;spage=516;epage=521;aulast=Jain

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