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Sphenopalatine Ganglion Neuralgia and Cluster Headache: Comparisons, Contrasts, and Treatment
Author(s) -
Ryan Robert E.,
Facer George W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1977.hed1701007.x
Subject(s) - cauterization , ganglion , medicine , cluster headache , neuralgia , pulsed radiofrequency , anesthesia , surgery , neuropathic pain , pain relief , anatomy , migraine
SYNOPSIS Whether spheoplatatine ganglion neuralgia and cluster headache are two distinct entities or are one and the same disease has not been decided. We reviewed records of patients with these diagnoses at the Mayo Clinic. Sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia and cluster headache are distinct entities because in sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia (1) the pain is different, (2) duration of symptoms is longer, (3) an inflamed nasal mucosa is present on the involved side, (4) extended relief is obtained by cauterization of the sphenopalatine ganglion, and (5) the disorder is more frequent in women, in contrast to the male predominance in cluster headache. We recommend cauterization of the sphenopalatine ganglion in patients with sphenopalatine ganglion neuralgia.