Cranial nerve blocks (CNBs) have been used for the acute and preventive treatment of a variety headaches, including migraine. The effectiveness CNBs in migraine is usually observed beyond duration block, possibly due to central pain modulation. most target greater occipital nerve. Other commonly targeted nerves are lesser various branches trigeminal nerve, supratrochlear, supraorbital, auriculo...

T he frequency of unintended vein or peripheral nerve biopsy with temporal artery biopsy has not been addressed specifically in the literature. The results of an inadvertent biopsy of a temporal vein or branch of the facial or auriculotemporal nerve are not inconsequential. Depending on the precise location in the temporal region and the type of peripheral nerve (motor or sensory), inadvertent ...

The studies on the auriculotemporal nerve in humans are limited. However, we considered crucial to investigate topographic relation between and TMJ region that can explain some of symptoms TMDs. results derived from our experience anatomic dissection 16 adult cadaveric heads were compared with what literature describes 1971 2023. confirm existence a particular position ATN within infratemporal ...

PURPOSE the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of physical therapy and anesthetic blockage of the auriculotemporal nerve as a treatment for temporomandibular joint disorders. METHODS the sample comprised of twenty patients with a diagnosis of disc displacement with/ without reduction and arthralgia according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD A...

Hyperhidrosis or gustatory sweating in the region of the parotid gland was first mentioned by Kastremsky in 1740, Duphenix in 1757 and then by Baillarger in 1853. It was, however, the Polish neurologist Lucja Frey who described this condition as a new syndrome in 1923 [1,2]. Frey syndrome (FS) is characterized by localized cervicofacial hyperhidrosis and erythema during mastication in the area ...