Glycerol rhizotomy and radiofrequency thermocoagulation for trigeminal neuralgia in multiple sclerosis

Matthew T. Bender, Gustavo Pradilla, Sachin Batra, Alfred P. See, Carol James, Carlos A. Pardo, Benjamin S. Carson, Michael Lim

Journal of neurosurgery · 2012 · 48 citations · 47 references

Abstract

Pain relief and durability of relief outcomes of GR and RFTC-GR were similar in patients with TN-MS and ITN, reinforcing their use as preferred treatments of TN-MS. The GR and RFTC-GR achieved comparable outcomes in patients with TN-MS, suggesting that both can be used to good effect.

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