Management of Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia Using Extended Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency Application
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Management of refractory trigeminal neuralgia using extended duration pulsed radiofrequency application.
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) produces incapacitating facial pain that reduces quality of life in patients. Thermal radiofrequency (RF) ablation of gasserian ganglion (GG) is associated with masseter weakness and unpleasant sensations along the distribution of the ablated nerve. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) of GG has minimal side effects but literature is inconclusive regarding its benefit in refrac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Physician
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2015/18/e433