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Table 1 Diagnosis, disease duration, and number of ultrasound-guided SCG blocks of each case and changes in maximum NRS and analgesic consumption

From: Safety and utility of ultrasound-guided superior cervical ganglion block for headaches and orofacial pain: a retrospective, single-center study of 10 patients

 

Sex/age

Diagnosis

Disease duration (months)

Number of U-SCGB in 3 months

Maximum NRS before U-SCGB

Maximum NRS three months after starting U-SCGB

Analgesics per day before U-SCGB

Analgesics per day 3 months after starting U-SCGB

Increase/decrease of analgesics

1

F/62

PIFP

36

3

5

7

None

None

No change

2

F/32

PIFP

18

6

8

5

Loxoprofen (120 mg), acetaminophen (3600 mg), pregabalin (50 mg)

Acetaminophen (1200 mg)

Decrease

3

F/34

Occipital neuralgia

6

3

4

1

Loxoprofen (60 mg)

None

Decrease

4

F/35

PPTTN

4

4

4

1

None

None

No change

5

F/45

Occipital neuralgia

14

5

9

5

Carbamazepine (200 mg)

None

Decrease

6

F/65

Burning mouth syndrome

60

6

9

5

Mirogabalin (20 mg), gabapentin (300 mg)

Mirogabalin (20 mg), gabapentin (300 mg)

No change

7

F/69

PHTN

3

4

8

3

Pregabalin (75 mg)

Pregabalin (150 mg)

Increase

8

M/52

PPTTN

15

5

6

4

Mirogabalin (20 mg)

Mirogabalin (20 mg)

No change

9

M/65

Burning mouth syndrome

24

3

8

8

None

None

No change

10

F/54

PHTN

36

4

9

6

Mirogabalin (5 mg)

Mirogabalin (5 mg)

No change

  1. SCG superior cervical ganglia, NRS numerical rating scale, U-SCGB ultrasound-guided superior cervical ganglion block, PIFP persistent idiopathic facial pain, PPTTN painful post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathy, PHTN postherpetic trigeminal neuropathy