[The treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by retro-gasserian differential electro-diathermy. One hundred cases (author's transl)].
Controlled thermocoagulation of Gasserian ganglion has been used in 100 patients presenting trigeminal neuralgia. Facial pain disappeared immediately in all cases, except four where it persisted at a minor degree during few days. Post-operative deficits are quite minimal and consist of hypoalgesia more or less marked; numbness to touch has never been observed except in a limited area in 12 patients. There have been no corneal problems. Paresthesias were noted immediately in 10 patients; they disappeared gradually and were troublesome only in four. The rate of recurrence (with a mean post-operative survey of 11 months is 13%). This technique of controlled thermocoagulation re presents the safest way of treating trigeminal neuralgia when it is uncontrollable with drugs.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
D002220:Carbamazepine
Névralgie faciale: traitement par électrothermie différentielle rétro-gassérienne. 100 observations.