Cyberknife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY Romanelli, P., Heit, G., Chang, S. D., Martin, D., Pham, C., Adler, J. 2003; 81 (1-4): 105-109

Abstract

We present preliminary results using Cyberknife radiosurgery as a noninvasive treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TN).Ten patients with medically refractory TN who were deemed unsuitable for conventional surgery underwent Cyberknife radiosurgery using CT cisternography for localization.Pain relief was achieved in 7 patients, in 5 of them within 24-72 h after irradiation.Cyberknife radiosurgery can achieve early-onset pain relief in a subset of TN patients. Improvements using this technique include the absence of a stereotactic ring, potentially improved targeting accuracy produced by CT cisternography and improved dose homogeneity.

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