OBJECTIVE: The destruction of the descending trigeminal tractus in the medulla is known as trigeminal tractotomy (TR), whereas the lesioning of the nucleus caudalis is known as trigeminal ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an intensely painful condition in which the trigeminal, or fifth cranial nerve, becomes irritated. TN can be an early symptom of multiple sclerosis. People who have ...

Some neurosurgeons advocate for an operation sooner, with the goal of preventing further damage to the trigeminal nerve ... as a small risk of mortality. Percutaneous radiofrequency, glycerol ...

A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (per-kew-tay-nee-us trans-hep-attic col-an-jee-o-gram) is a way of looking at your bile ducts using x-rays. This test is also called a PTC. You may have a ...

Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical procedure aimed at reducing spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP), particularly those who are non-ambulatory. Spasticity, characterized by ...

The objectives of the present study were: to establish the herpetic etiology of the postoperative vesicular facial lesions that appear after trigeminal sensory-root section; to determine by ...

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a horrible condition. It’s also known as Tic Douloureux (a French title that means “painful tic”). The pain is excruciating! In the U.S., there are 10,000-15,000 ...

Objective: Demonstrate the superiority of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) in the treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) compared to trigeminal microvascular decompression (MVD).

Introduction: Conventional management approaches have been challenged in dealing with zoster-related trigeminal neuralgia. Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion stimulation (TGS) has been rarely reported ...

stamhealth.org Objective Echocardiography-guided Percutaneous IntraMyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation (PIMSRA, Liwen procedure) is a novel treatment option for hypertrophic obstructive ...

Background The persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is an adult carotid-basilar anastomosis with debated pathologic aspects, such as its association with brain aneurysms. True trigeminal artery ...