Minimally Invasive Treatment Can Provide Almost-Immediate Relief
Dr. Kenneth Mandato, Interventional Radiologist, Albany Medical Center
Migraine headaches can be debilitating.
Dr. Kenneth Mandato, interventional radiologist at Albany Medical Center, tells us about an innovative, minimally invasive treatment that can provide migraine sufferers almost-immediate relief.
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WITH THIS NEW IMAGE-GUIDED THERAPY, CALLED INTRANASAL SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION (OR S-P-G) BLOCK, WE INSERT A SPAGHETTI-SIZED CATHETER IN THE NASAL PASSAGE AND POSITION IT NEXT TO THE S-P-G NERVE BUNDLE LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE NOSE. WE THEN SPRAY LIDOCAINE ON THIS BUNDLE. THIS THERAPY ACTS AS A RESET BUTTON FOR THE BRAIN’S MIGRAINE CIRCUITRY. AFTER RECEIVING THIS CONVENIENT TREATMENT, NEARLY NINE OUT OF TEN PATIENTS HAVE REPORTED THEY REQUIRED LESS OR NO MEDICATION FOR ONGOING MIGRAINE RELIEF. LIKE OTHER MIGRAINE THERAPY OPTIONS, THIS TREATMENT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AND, IF NEEDED, MAY BE REPEATED SAFELY TO OFFER PATIENTS CONTINUED RELIEF.
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