Open AccessRadiofrequency treatment of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (Conventional vs. Pulsed): A prospective randomized control study
Author(s) -
Anurag Agarwal,
Shivani Rastogi,
Manjari Bansal,
Suraj Kumar,
Deepak Malviya,
Anup Kumar Thacker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_56_21
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , pulsed radiofrequency , dysesthesia , trigeminal neuralgia , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , surgery , pain relief
Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a chronic pain disorder causing unilateral, severe brief stabbing recurrent pain in the distribution of one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. Conventional radiofrequency (CRF) and pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) are two types of minimally invasive treatment. CRF selectively ablates the part of ganglion to provide the relief, but it has been found to be associated with some side effects such as dysesthesia or sensory loss in 6%-28% and loss of corneal reflex in 3%-8% of patients. PRF is a comparatively newer modality which is a nondestructive and neuromodulatory method of delivering radiofrequency energy to the gasserian ganglion to produce a therapeutic effect.