The molecular basis and pathophysiology of trigeminal neuralgia

QL Chen, DI Yi, JNJ Perez, M Liu, SD Chang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a complex orofacial pain syndrome characterized by the
paroxysmal onset of pain attacks in the trigeminal distribution. The underlying mechanism …

Comparison of the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency thermocoagulation with percutaneous balloon compression for treating trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic …

Z Wu, Y Zhao, J Liu, Y Fan, Y Yang - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to systematically assess the efficacy and complications of
radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) and percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) for …

Long-term pain outcomes in trigeminal neuralgia patients with concomitant continuous pain: a comparison of first-time microvascular decompression and …

S Li, G Cheng, Y Wu, C Liao, W Zhang - Neurosurgical Review, 2023 - Springer
Materials and methods Four hundred thirty-four patients with TN who visited our department
for surgical interventions from January 2019 to September 2022 were screened. Inclusion …

[HTML][HTML] Trigeminal extracranial thermocoagulation along with patient-controlled analgesia with esketamine for refractory postherpetic neuralgia after herpes zoster …

JC Tao, B Huang, G Luo, ZQ Zhang… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Primary trigeminal neuralgia can achieve satisfactory results through
clinical treatment and intervention. The pathogenesis of neuralgia caused by varicella-zoster …

Comparative safety and efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency thermocoagulation and percutaneous balloon compression in CT-guided and local anesthesia for …

L Xi, X Liu, H Shi, W Han, L Gao, L Wang, J Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background There are several ways to treat trigeminal neuralgia (TN); however, TN may
recur after treatment. Although microvascular decompression (MVD) is considered an …

Clinical study on the treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia by robot-assisted percutaneous balloon compression

F Dong, Q Zhan, Z Shao, Q Gu, X Gao, B Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background C-arm-guided percutaneous puncture balloon compression alone has risk
factors of puncture failure, complications, and poor prognosis. Robot-assisted PBC can …

Association between morphological characteristics of Meckel's cave and outcomes after percutaneous balloon compression for primary trigeminal neuralgia

S Li, C Liao, Y Wu, X Yang, W Zhang - Neurosurgical Review, 2023 - Springer
Current treatment options for primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) include medication and
surgical intervention [9]. Although medication is typically considered the first-line therapy …

Looking beyond the obvious: the importance of outcomes and outcomes measures in trigeminal neuralgia

CV Nova, RN Riordain, SR Baker, JM Zakrzewska - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
It was with great interest that we read the article by Hugo Sterman-Neto et al. 4 entitled
“Balloon compression vs radiofrequency for primary trigeminal neuralgia: a randomized …

Reply to Venda Nova et al.

DC de Andrade, H Sterman-Neto, CY Fukuda… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
However, it must also be acknowledged that sources of pain and suffering are not only
diverse in patients with TN4 but may as well stem from undue effects of surgical treatments …