Novel Imaging to Assess Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery

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There is an urgent need to evaluate the surgical interventions used in trigeminal neuralgia, according to a Cochrane Summary of 11 studies including about 500 patients. Current procedures, both ablative and non-ablative, relieve pain, and some patients are able to stop taking medications, but many end up with sensory side effects.

RESULT: Neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of classical trigeminal neuralgia
Cochrane Summaries | Dec 7, 2011 (FREE FULL TEXT)



This may help: A novel method of analyzing microstructural changes accurately detects the effects of focal radiosurgery in the trigeminal nerve. This small study found that trigeminal tractography provides more information than two-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and can detect unique, focal changes after radiosurgery.


RESULT: Tractography Delineates Microstructural Changes in the Trigeminal Nerve after Focal Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
PLoS One | Mar 6, 2012 (FREE FULL TEXT)