Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Washington University Initial Experience

Seventy-three patients were evaluated for the changes in pain relief, numbness and paresthesias after Gamma Knife radiosurgery to a maximum dose of 76–87 Gy for trigeminal neuralgia. Patients experienced pain relief as follows: 59% attained complete pain relief without prior surgery (33% with prior...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery 2005-01, Vol.83 (4), p.148-152
Hauptverfasser:	Drzymala, Robert E., Malyapa, Robert S., Dowling, Joshua L., Rich, Keith M., Simpson, Joseph R., Mansur, David B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Clinical Study Female Hospitals, University Humans Hypesthesia - etiology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Missouri Neurosurgery Pain Measurement Paresthesia - etiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Radiosurgery - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery
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