Clinical analysis of linear accelerator radiosurgery for 42 cases with trigeminal neuralgia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2008.07.022
- VernacularTitle:X刀治疗三叉神经痛42例临床分析
- Author:
Su CHEN
1
;
Ru-Mi WANG
;
Shou-Sen WANG
Author Information
1. 南京军区福州总医院
- Keywords:
Linear accelerator;
Radiosurgery;
Trigeminal neuralgia
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2008;7(7):728-730
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the treatment effect of linear accelerator radiosurgery (X knife) on trigeminal neuralgia and the complications. Methods Follow-up was conducted in 42 cases of trigeminal neuralgia treated with linear accelerator radiosurgery in our department, and their complications and degree of pain relief were recorded. Results Outcomes were excellent in 14 (33.3%), good in 22 (52.4%), effective in 4 (9.5%) and poor in 2 (4.8%). The mean time of pain relief was 2.1 months. Seven (16.7%) cases experienced increased facial paresthesia. Conclusion Linear accelerator radiosurgery is a precise and effective treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.
