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A certain mystique surrounds the sphenopalatine ganglion as it seemingly rests in the middle of the head but is readily accessible for neural blockade. The sphenopalatine ganglion block is an older and relatively simple pain management block for treatment of headache (cluster and migraine) and facial neuralgias. Since it is localized to the back of the nasopharynx, it can be approached externally through the nares by using cotton pledgets soaked with local anesthetic to anesthetize this region. This simple approach has even been taught to headache sufferers to manage their own pain control at home. Despite the ease of blockade, only recently has interest in the block been resurrected.
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Leong, M.S., Gjolaj, M.P., Gaeta, R.R. (2015). Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block. In: Deer, T., Leong, M., Buvanendran, A., Kim, P., Panchal, S. (eds) Treatment of Chronic Pain by Interventional Approaches. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1824-9_9
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