Pain Research and Treatment
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 963948, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/963948
Case Report

Successful Use of Stellate Ganglion Block and Pulsed Radiofrequency in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report

Advanced Pain Centers S.C., 2260 West Higgins Road, Suite 101, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169, USA

Received 17 September 2009; Accepted 2 February 2010

Academic Editor: Anna Maria Aloisi

Copyright © 2010 Eugene Lipov. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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