Pain physician
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Multicenter Study
Short-Term Trigeminal Ganglion Stimulation in Patients with Multi-Branch Trigeminal Herpetic Neuralgia: A Pilot Study.
Trigeminal herpetic neuralgia (THN) presents with severe pain hyperalgesia and is a high-risk factor for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The current clinical treatments for THN are unsatisfactory, and new treatments are desperately required. ⋯ Short-term trigeminal ganglion stimulation can be used safely and effectively to treat patients with multi-branch THN and significantly reduce the occurrence of PHN.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
A Novel Sequential Percutaneous Radiofrequency Treatment Strategy for Drug-refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Propensity Score-matched Study.
Gasserian ganglion-targeted conventional and pulsed radiofrequency treatments are percutaneous procedures performed for drug-refractory trigeminal neuralgia. However, ideal outcomes are not always achieved with these procedures; frequent postprocedural complications and therapeutic ineffectiveness are also of major concern. ⋯ Sequential radiofrequency treatment has the potential to provide effective, uncomplicated, pain-free outcomes.