[Algorithms for neurosurgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia]

Neurochirurgie. 2009 Apr;55(2):223-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.02.007. Epub 2009 Mar 27.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Surgery should be considered only after anticonvulsant medications have failed or if medical treatment is not well-tolerated, including in cases of asthenia or drowsiness. In most reference centers, consensus is that MVD is the first option when patients are in good health. Percutaneous lesioning operations or radiosurgery are preferable in patients with adverse co-morbidity or those who are not willing to undergo open surgery.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Humans
  • Hypesthesia / epidemiology
  • Hypesthesia / etiology
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Radiosurgery
  • Seizures / drug therapy
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / complications
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia / surgery*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants