Multiple sclerosis surgery
Trigeminal neuralgia
When drugs are not effective enough surgery may be recommended. Further damage to the nerve to prevent the transmission of pain (Rhyzotomy) has proven its efficacy;[1] however the beneficial effects and risks in multiple sclerosis patients of those procedures that consist in relieving the pressure on the nerve are still under discussion.[2][3]
- ↑ Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD, Bissonette DJ (1994). "Long-term results after glycerol rhizotomy for multiple sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia". The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques. 21 (2): 137–40. PMID 8087740.
- ↑ Athanasiou TC, Patel NK, Renowden SA, Coakham HB (2005). "Some patients with multiple sclerosis have neurovascular compression causing their trigeminal neuralgia and can be treated effectively with MVD: report of five cases". British journal of neurosurgery. 19 (6): 463–8. doi:10.1080/02688690500495067. PMID 16574557.
- ↑ Eldridge PR, Sinha AK, Javadpour M, Littlechild P, Varma TR (2003). "Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis". Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. 81 (1–4): 57–64. doi:10.1159/000075105. PMID 14742965.