[The use of low temperatures in treating patients with trigeminal neuralgia].
Complex treatment including local use of low temperature (cryotherapy, hypothermia) was used in 142 patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Cryotherapy was applied to trigger and reflexogenic zones of the involved nerve (-6-10 degrees C). In hypothermia the applicator was applied to the zone of the involved nerve (+2 +4 degrees C), four sessions. The result was positive in 75.41% of patients. Use of cryotherapy and hypothermia allowed to increased the treatment efficiency, reduce the pharmacological load on the body, reduce treatment time and increase the remission period.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D017679:Cryotherapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012074:Remission Induction; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
Ispol'zovanie nizkikh temperatur pri lechenii bol'nykh nevralgieĭ troĭnichnogo nerva.