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CHAPTER 31
Intrathecal phenol block
Since Maher's publication (1955) on tne beneficial effect of phenol injections to relieve
pain in incurable cancer, intrathecal injections of this chemical have been used for
FIG. 220. (a) Profuse spontaneous sweating in both lower limbs before intrathecal
alcohol block, (b) Thermo-regulatory sweat test after alochol block shows almost
anhidrosis in lower limbs (Guinizarin Method).
