Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion for Treatment of a Cluster Headache: A case report.
10.3344/kjp.2007.20.2.195
- Author:
Dae Young KIM
1
;
Mi Ran YU
;
Sung Hee KANG
;
Jong Min PARK
;
Dong Eon MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. demoon@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cluster headache;
pulsed mode radiofrequency;
sphenopalatine ganglion
- MeSH:
Cluster Headache*;
Ganglion Cysts*;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Miosis
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2007;20(2):195-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A cluster headache is characterized by the occurrence of strictly unilateral and periocular pain with no side shift and ipsilateral oculofacial autonomic symptoms such as conjunctival injection, lacrimation, rhinorrhea and miosis. Cluster headache involves the activation of parasympathetic nerve structures located within the sphenopalatine ganglion, and blockade of the sphenopalatine ganglion has been shown to be effective at the treatment of cluster headaches that are resistant to conventional therapy. Herein, we describe a case of a 50-year-old male with a cluster headache that could not be controlled by conventional treatments who showed improvement after being treated with sphenopalatine ganglion pulsed radiofrequency.
