Percutaneous trigeminal nerve compression for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: results in 50 patients

JA Brown, MD McDaniel, MT Weaver - Neurosurgery, 1993 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE PURPOSE OF this study was to review the results of the treatment of trigeminal
neuralgia by percutaneous trigeminal nerve compression in 50 patients during a period of …

Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression for trigeminal neuralgia: Experience in 22 patients and review of the literature

JA Brown, MC Preul - Journal of neurosurgery, 1989 - thejns.org
✓ Between 1983 and 1988, a percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression (PTGC)
procedure for trigeminal neuralgia was performed on 22 patients. All patients were initially …

Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, part II: results related to compression duration.

ST Lee, JF Chen - Surgical neurology, 2003 - europepmc.org
Objective The purpose of this study is to find out how different compression time affects the
results of percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression for treatment of trigeminal …

Comparison of percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression and microvascular decompression for the management of trigeminal neuralgia

JF Chen, ST Lee - Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2003 - Elsevier
This investigation evaluates the results of percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression
(PTGC) and compares them those for microvascular decompression (MVD) in treating …

A 10-year follow-up review of percutaneous microcompression of the trigeminal ganglion

T Lichtor, JF Mullan - Journal of neurosurgery, 1990 - thejns.org
✓ Percutaneous microcompression of the trigeminal ganglion for the relief of trigeminal
neuralgia is a technically simple, nonpainful procedure, carried out under brief general …

Percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal nerve for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

JA Brown, CJ Chittum, D Sabol, JJ Gouda - Neurosurgical focus, 1996 - thejns.org
The technique of percutaneous balloon compression for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia is
demonstrated by using embedded audiovisual kernels. A text-based description with linked …

Percutaneous microcompression of the trigeminal ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia

S Mullan, T Lichtor - Journal of neurosurgery, 1983 - thejns.org
✓ Fifty patients were treated for trigeminal neuralgia by percutaneous microcompression of
the trigeminal ganglion. A No. 4 Fogarty balloon catheter was inserted under brief general …

A review of percutaneous treatments for trigeminal neuralgia

JS Cheng, DA Lim, EF Chang… - Operative …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Common treatments for trigeminal neuralgia include percutaneous
techniques, microvascular decompression, and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous balloon compression for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: results in 56 patients based on balloon compression pressure monitoring

JA Brown, JG Pilitsis - Neurosurgical focus, 2005 - thejns.org
Object Percutaneous balloon compression is an effective and technically simple method for
treating trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Nevertheless, dysesthesias (10–20%) and masseter …

Percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal nerve

JA Brown, JJ Gouda - Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 1997 - Elsevier
Balloon compression is a simple and effective percutaneous approach for the treatment of
classic trigeminal neuralgia or trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis. The …