1. Novel Techniques for Trigeminal Neuralgia Including Trigeminal Neurostimulators
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David R Santiago-Dieppa, Robert C. Rennert, Christian R. Lopez, Michael G. Brandel, Arvin R. Wali, Alexander A. Khalessi, Peter Abraham, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, Jeffrey S. Pannell, and John F. Alksne
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body regions ,Trigeminal neuralgia ,business.industry ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,medicine.disease ,business - Abstract
Several innovative surgical options for the management of trigeminal neuralgia have emerged over the past 40 years. In addition to microvascular decompression, other techniques have been introduced for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and facial nerve pain. This chapter describes the following novel therapeutic modalities: endoscopic microvascular decompression, radiosurgery, radiofrequency, thermocoagulation, glycerol rhizotomoy, balloon compression, Gasserian ganglion stimulation, and subcutaneous trigeminal nerve stimulation. For each of these techniques, this chapter provides a description of the procedure, criteria for patient selection, and discusses published data regarding patient outcomes.
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- 2018