Overview and History of Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Although the symptoms associated with trigeminal neuralgia have been well documented, the root cause of this disease initially eluded most surgeons. Although early remedies were haphazard because of a lack of understanding about the condition, near the 20th century both medical and procedural therapies were established for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. These treatments include a variety of medications, chemoneurolysis, radiofrequency lesioning, percutaneous ablative procedures, stereotactic radiosurgery, and open rhizotomy and microvascular decompression. This report recounts the history of trigeminal neuralgia, from its earliest descriptions to the historical evolution of nonsurgical and surgical therapies.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, PO Box 670515, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0515, USA.
Smruti K
SK
Patel
Department of Neurological Surgery, Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, Suite # 8100, Newark, NJ 07103, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, Suite # 8100, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. Electronic address: james.liu.md@rutgers.edu.
James K
JK
Liu
D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D061145:Microvascular Decompression Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D019051:Rhizotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*
Microvascular decompression; Percutaneous rhizotomy; Peter Jannetta; Radiofrequency ablation; Tic douloureux; Trigeminal neuralgia; Walter Dandy