| Literature DB >> 26615983 |
Matthew S Robbins1,2, Carrie E Robertson3, Eugene Kaplan4, Jessica Ailani5, Larry Charleston6, Deena Kuruvilla7, Andrew Blumenfeld8, Randall Berliner2, Noah L Rosen9, Robert Duarte9, Jaskiran Vidwan10, Rashmi B Halker11, Nicole Gill12, Avi Ashkenazi13.
Abstract
The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) has attracted the interest of practitioners treating head and face pain for over a century because of its anatomical connections and role in the trigemino-autonomic reflex. In this review, we discuss the anatomy of the SPG, as well as what is known about its role in the pathophysiology of headache disorders, including cluster headache and migraine. We then address various therapies that target the SPG, including intranasal medication delivery, new SPG blocking catheter devices, neurostimulation, chemical neurolysis, and ablation procedures.Entities:
Keywords: ablation; cluster; ganglion; headache; migraine; neuralgia; neurostimulation; pterygopalatine; sphenopalatine
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26615983 DOI： 10.1111/head.12729
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Headache ISSN： 0017-8748 Impact factor: 5.887