Going under the gamma knife: A case of intractable trigeminal neuralgia
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14. Jorns, TP., Zakrezewska, JM. Evidence-based approach to medical management of TN. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2007; 21(3): 253-261.
15. Broggi G. et al. Treatment strategy for trigeminal neuralgia: a thirty years experience. Neurol Sci. 2008; 29: S79-S82.
16. Brisman R. Microvascular Decompression vs. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Typical Trigeminal Neuralgia: Preliminary Findings. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2007; 85:94-98.
17. Chole R, et al. Drug treatment of TN: A systematic review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007; 40-45.
18. Dhople A, Kwok Y, Chin L, Shepard D, Slawson R, Amin P, Regine W. Efficacy and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia Treated with Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. 2007; 69(2): 397- 403.
19. Guo s et al. Review of the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2008; 86: 135-146.
2. Gronseth, G. et al. “Practice Parameter: The diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.” Report of the Quality of Standards Subcommittee of American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies. Released 20th August 2008.
3. Tatli M, Satici O, Kanpolat Y, Sindou M. Various surgical modalities for trigeminal neuralgia: literature study of respective long-term outcomes. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008; 150: 243-255.
4. De Simone R, Ranieri A, Bilo L, Fiorillo C, Bonavita V. Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment. Neurology Science. 2008;29:S69-S78.
5. Cheshire W. Trigeminal neuralgia: for one
CASE STUDY
nerve a multitude of treatments. Expert Rev Neurotherapeutics. 2007; 7(11):1565-1579.
6. Manish K Singh, MD. Trigeminal Neuralgia [Online]. 21 Aug 2009 [cited 29 Jan 2010]; Available from: http:// emedicine.medscape.com/article/1145144-overview 7. Gomez-Arguelles JM, et al. Oxcarbazepine monotherapy in carbamazepine-unresponsive TN. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2008; 15: 516-519.
8. Longhi, M. et al. Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: Results and potentially predictive parameters-Part I: Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. Neurosurgery. 2007; 61(6): 1254-1261.
9. Kang, J et al. Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically refractory idiopathic Trigeminal Neuralgia. Acta Nuerochir Suppl. 2008; 101: 35-38.
10. Hunt K, Patwardhan R. Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Modern-Day Review. International Review of Neurobiology. 2007; 79: 621-630.
11. Tomasello F, Alafaci C, Angileri FF, Calisto A, Salpietro FM. Clinical presentation of trigeminal neuralgia and the rationale of microvascular decompression. Neurology Science. 2008; 29:S191-S195.
12. The International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd Ed 1st Revision. May 2005 [cited 9 Feb 2010]; Available from: http://216.25.88.43/upload/ CT_Clas/ICHD-IIR1final.pdf
13. Delzell JE, Grelle AR. Trigeminal neuralgia. New treatment options for a well-known cause of facial pain. Arch Fam Med. 1999; 8 (3) : 264–268.
14. Jorns, TP., Zakrezewska, JM. Evidence-based approach to medical management of TN. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2007; 21(3): 253-261.
15. Broggi G. et al. Treatment strategy for trigeminal neuralgia: a thirty years experience. Neurol Sci. 2008; 29: S79-S82.
16. Brisman R. Microvascular Decompression vs. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Typical Trigeminal Neuralgia: Preliminary Findings. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2007; 85:94-98.
17. Chole R, et al. Drug treatment of TN: A systematic review of the literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007; 40-45.
18. Dhople A, Kwok Y, Chin L, Shepard D, Slawson R, Amin P, Regine W. Efficacy and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Atypical Trigeminal Neuralgia Treated with Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. 2007; 69(2): 397- 403.
19. Guo s et al. Review of the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2008; 86: 135-146.
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Timoney, N., & Sowell, M. K. (2010). Going under the gamma knife: A case of intractable trigeminal neuralgia. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 11(1), Page 72–77. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1863
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