Percutaneous radiofrequency Gasserian ganglion coagulation in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Fifty-three patients with trigeminal neuralgia were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency Gasserian ganglion coagulation. An individually adjusted degree of coagulation was applied. The procedure was successful in 45 patients (85%). The median follow-up was two years; only two of the remaining 45...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1985, Vol.87 (2), p.91-94
Hauptverfasser:	Spincemaille, G.H.J., Dingemans, W., Lodder, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Follow-Up Studies Ganglia - surgery Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Radio Waves - therapeutic use Trigeminal Nerve - surgery Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery trigeminal neuralgia treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	Fifty-three patients with trigeminal neuralgia were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency Gasserian ganglion coagulation. An individually adjusted degree of coagulation was applied. The procedure was successful in 45 patients (85%). The median follow-up was two years; only two of the remaining 45 patients had relapse of symptoms. Four patients experienced side effects consisting of troublesome facial dysaesthesia. Our data indicate that percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation of the Gasserian ganglion is a safe and reliable procedure in the treatment of medication resistant trigeminal neuralgia.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/0303-8467(85)90103-9