title: Leksell Gamma Knife treatment of tic douloureux.
abstract: Stereotactic radiosurgery with the Leksell Gamma Knife under local anesthesia can effectively treat patients with recurrent tic douloureux after unsuccessful medical/surgical procedures. Eight of 12 patients have shown complete relief or improvement of their trigeminal neuralgia after 3 to 4 year follow-up. No complications have been observed, with the exception of 1 patient who developed a small area of radionecrosis in the medial temporal lobe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of California at Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Rand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*