Abstract: Background Post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) is a clinical syndrome which correlate with dysfunction of neuroendocrine system. It is difficult to find an effective treatment for PTSD. Although psychotherapy and medicine therapy are useful, which have poor treatment effect and so many complications. Stellate ganglion block(SGB) is used to improve the symptom of PTSD with long duration and obvious improvement of mental symptoms. Objective To provide a new method for the treatment of PTSD. Content The article review the clinical process of SGB in the treatment of PTSD Its possible mechanism.By way we provide a better strategy to avoid the complications when the doctors operate with the technique of SGB. Trend SGB will provide an effective and important way in the treatment of PTSD.
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