Zh Nevropatol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 1987 ; 87(11): 1663-7.

[Various aspects of the pathogenesis of headaches and their reflexotherapy in patients with hypertension]

Lautsevichus LZ, Budris VB.

The authors have studied the mechanisms of action and the results of the use of ethylcloride block (ECB) in 467 hypertensive patients with headaches before and after ECB. A marked analgetic effect was observed in 93.8% of the patients. A myogenic component of pain in the occipital area was verified electromyographically. It has been established that ECB of the sinocarotid zone significantly decreases both regional and total blood pressure.