Neurosurgical treatment of essential facial neuralgia
Keravel, Y.
Annales de Radiologie 35(6): 438-443
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4185 PMID: 1300085 Document Number: 399852
The authors describe the neurosurgical techniques currently available for the treatment of essential trigeminal neuralgia refractory to the usual medical treatments. They compare the advantages and disadvantages of percutaneous techniques (particularly thermocoagulation of the trigeminal ganglion) and open techniques (especially microsurgical treatment of neurovascular conflict in the cerebellopontine angle.