Peripheral glycerol injection for the relief of facial neuralgia in children.
OBJECTIVE
In order to evaluate the therapeutic value of peripheral glycerol injection (PGI) in children with trigeminal neuralgia (TN).


METHODS
A total of 18 sick chlordane with TN have been treated by PGI with a follow-up period ranging from 2.5 to 3.6 years.


RESULTS
It is shown that the result is excellent in 72.2%, good in 11.1%, poor in 11.1%, and 22.2% had a recurrence. Of them, 16 of the original patients experienced a satisfactory control of pain following PGI, which produced no changes of the facial sensibility.


CONCLUSIONS
This report indicates that it is a less formidable procedure, simple to perform and easily repeated so remains the choice for the majority of sick children with intractable TN, along with the additional benefit of no risks of facial sensory loss when compared to that of classic neuroectomy.
Yue
Wen L
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Department of Otolaryngology, Pingdingshan People's Hospital No. 1, 117 You-yue Road, Pingdingshan City, Henan 467000, PR China. yuehanxun@hotmail.com
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005990:Glycerol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000187:drug effects*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005990:Glycerol