title: [Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, ganglioneuritis of the pterygopalatine ganglion and other types of prosopalgias by helium-neon laser irradiation of the pterygopalatine ganglion].
abstract: The authors describe a method of contact helium-neon laser irradiation of the pterygopalatine node through lateral wall of the nasal cavity. The technique was employed in patients with trigeminal neuralgia, ganglioneuritis of pterygopalatine node, other forms of prosopalgia. Altogether 78 patients were treated. The initial course relieved pain in 56 patients. In 44 patients the remission has been persisting for 2 years.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shuster
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Isaev
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Rechitskiĭ
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Agafonov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005726:Ganglia, Parasympathetic / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009443:Neuritis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Lechenie nevralgiĭ troĭnichnogo nerva, ganglionevrita krylonebnoogo uzla i drugikh vidov prozopalgiĭ oblucheniem krylonebnogo uzla geliĭ-neonovym lazerom.