Abstract

The clinical courses of 51 patients with postherpetic pain who were referred to the Pain Clinic were reviewed. Twenty-three patients were treated on a trial basis with an intensive series of sensory and sympathetic blocks, whereas 28 control patients, who were seen before the initiation of this study, were treated with other modalities. Fifteen control patients (54%) were disabled by postherpetic neuralgia, as compared with four patients (17%) in the trial group.