Neurosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: Comparison of alcohol block, neurectomy, and radiofrequency coagulation

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-315

  Oturai, A B ^a,c   Jensen, K ^a   Eriksen, J ^a   Madsen, F ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Facial pain; Radiofrequency coagulation; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSESTHESIA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEURECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROSURGERY; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0029826176     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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