Comparison of surgical treatments for trigeminal neuralgia: reevaluation of radiofrequency rhizotomy
JM Taha, JM Tew Jr - Neurosurgery, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Abstract IN THIS STUDY, we reevaluate the results of radiofrequency rhizotomy and review
the effectiveness of other surgical procedures for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Five
hundred patients with trigeminal neuralgia underwent radiofrequency rhizotomy at the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, between 1981 and 1986. Their
results are compared with those of patients reported in the literature who underwent
radiofrequency rhizotomy (6205 patients), glycerol rhizotomy (1217 patients), balloon …
the effectiveness of other surgical procedures for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Five
hundred patients with trigeminal neuralgia underwent radiofrequency rhizotomy at the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, between 1981 and 1986. Their
results are compared with those of patients reported in the literature who underwent
radiofrequency rhizotomy (6205 patients), glycerol rhizotomy (1217 patients), balloon …