title: [Problems of trigeminal neuralgia].
abstract: The results of 20 years of investigation in the light of current literature data are indicative of the trigeminal neuralgia being a separate disease with its specific etiology and pathogenesis. In 93 to 97% of the patients compression of a trigeminal branch or radicle were primary causes of the disease. This provided a basis for the secondary allogenic system of paroxysmal type which explains the high efficacy of a number of antiepileptic drugs. With a lack of a steady effect of a conservative treatment, a surgical decompression of the trigeminal branch or radicle is a method of choice.
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Savitskaia
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Karlov
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010147:Pain Measurement; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Problemy trigemina'lnoĭ nevralgii.