Carron H
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1981 Aug;14(3):631-52.
The patient with head or neck pain should be managed primarily with medication that will adequately prevent, rather than relieve, pain. The terminal patient should receive medication to which he will not develop tolerance and that will permit him to function in his normal environment. Although nerve blocks are not a panacea for all pain syndromes, in carefully selected subjects, chemical interruption of nerve pathways can provide significant relief for chronic pain sufferers.
患有头部或颈部疼痛的患者应以能充分预防而非缓解疼痛的药物为主进行治疗。晚期患者应接受不会产生耐受性且能使其在正常环境中发挥功能的药物治疗。虽然神经阻滞并非对所有疼痛综合征都能起到万灵药的作用，但在精心挑选的患者中，神经通路的化学阻断可为慢性疼痛患者提供显著缓解。
