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We conducted a small before-and-after study of PNBs to determine safety, feasibility, and efficacy in treatment of HASH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a pilot before-and-after observational study and collected data for 5 patients in a retrospective control group and 5 patients in a prospective intervention PNB group over a 12-month period. All patients received a standard treatment of medications including acetaminophen, magnesium, gabapentin, dexamethasone and anti-spasmodics or anti-emetics as needed. Patients in the intervention group received bilateral greater occipital, lesser occipital, and supraorbital PNBs in addition to medications. The primary outcome was pain severity, measured by Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS). All patients were followed for 1 week following enrollment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean ages in the PNB group and control group were 58.6 and 57.4, respectively. One patient in the control group developed radiographic vasospasm. Three patients in both groups had radiographic hydrocephalus and IVH, requiring external ventricular drain (EVD) placement. The PNB group had an average reduction in mean raw pain score of 2.76 (4.68, 1.92\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.024), and relative pain score by 0.26 (0.48, 0.22\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026), compared to the control group. The reduction occurred immediately after PNB administration.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PNB can be a safe, feasible and effective treatment modality for HASH. Further investigations with a larger sample size are warranted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2023.1122384","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,20]],"date-time":"2023-04-20T18:34:34Z","timestamp":1682015674000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve blocks to treat refractory headaches after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage \u2013 A pilot observational 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