[Treatment concept of facial pain].
The therapy of chronic facial pain still poses an important challenge. A therapeutical scheme in four steps has been developed. This scheme enables modification of the pain therapy depending on localisation, intensity and former treatment. It consists of the following steps: 1. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. 2. Medication 3. Extracranial glycerol blocking of the trigeminal nerve 4. Neurosurgical treatment with thermocoagulation, chemical glycerol-rhizotomy and microsurgical decompression. The different therapeutical steps have no influence on each other.
Dienst Maxillo-Faciale Chirurgie, AZ St-Vincentius, Gent.
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Cesteleyn
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Bremerich
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Claeys
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Kovacs
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002220:Carbamazepine; D005990:Glycerol
Behandelingsconcept van facialgieën.