Trigeminal Neuralgia and Radiofrequency Lesioning

Trigeminal Neuralgia is a disorder that is characterized with electrical-type shocking pain in the face and jaw. This pain may either present as sharp unbearable pain unilateral or bilaterally. There is no definite etiology for this condition. There are various treatment methods that are currently b...

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Published inBrain : broad research in artificial intelligence and neuroscience Vol. 6; no. 1-2; pp. 91 - 96
Main Author Eugene, Andy R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 01.09.2015
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radiofrequency lesioning
trigeminal neuralgia
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ISSN2068-0473
2067-3957

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Summary:Trigeminal Neuralgia is a disorder that is characterized with electrical-type shocking pain in the face and jaw. This pain may either present as sharp unbearable pain unilateral or bilaterally. There is no definite etiology for this condition. There are various treatment methods that are currently being used to relieve the pain. One of the pharmacological treatments is Carbamazepine and the most prevalent surgical treatments include Gamma Knife Surgery (GKS), Microvascular Decompression (MVD) and Radiofrequency Lesioning (RFL). Although, MVD is the most used surgical method it is not an option for all the patients due to the intensity of the procedure. RFL is used when MVD is not suitable. In this paper we present the various treatments and Monte-Carlo based pharmacokinetic simulations of Carbamazepine in treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia.
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ISSN:2068-0473
2067-3957