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Trigeminal Nerve: Deep Block

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Ultrasound-guided blockade of the trigeminal nerve divisions through the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) can be a safe and effective way to manage trigeminal neuralgia, atypical facial pain, and surgical pain. The three main approaches to ultrasound-guided blockade include the infrazygomatic posterior-to-anterior in-plane approach, infrazygomatic anterior-to-posterior in-plane approach, and the suprazygomatic out of plane approach.

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  1. Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesiology, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Antoun Nader

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    Louise Hillen

  3. Pain Management Centre DGS – Cologne – Huerth, Cologne-Hürth, Germany

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Nader, A., Hillen, L., Jankovic, D. (2022). Trigeminal Nerve: Deep Block. In: Jankovic, D., Peng, P. (eds) Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthesia and Pain Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88727-8_9

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