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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Analysis of a Multi Institutional Study Masami TAKANASHI 1 , Seiji FUKUOKA 2 , Yoshimaru OZAKI 1 , Kenichi SATOU 1 , Mitsuteru OIKAWA 1 , Hirohiko NAKAMURA 1 1Department of Neurological Surgery, Nakamura Memorial Hospital 2Neurological Surgery Fukuoka Clinic Keyword: trigeminal neuralgia , gamma knife radiosurgery , minimally invasive treatment pp.1065-1074
Published Date 2013/12/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436102131
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 A multi-institutional study was conducted to evaluate the results of gamma knife radiosurgery(GKRS)for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Eleven hundred and thirty-five patients at 39 centers were analyzed. Three hundred and sixty-nine patients had undergone percutaneous nerve block and 173 patients had undergone microvascular decompression(MVD)prior to GKRS. GKRS was performed for 69.4% of patients targeted at the nerve root entry zone(REZ)and for 20.4% of patients targeted at the retrogasserian region(RGR). The target dose of the GKRS used in the current study varied from 70 to 90 Gy(mean:77.8Gy). The median follow-up period after GKRS was 21.1 months(range 1 to 125 months). Six hundred and eighty-nine patients(66%)responded with excellent or good control(pain free), 157(15%)obtained fair control(more than 50% relief), and 192(19%)experienced treatment failure. After 3 years, 64% of cases were pain free and 80% had more than 50% pain relief. After 4 years, 37 patients underwent additional GKRS, 36 MVD and 36 percutaneous nerve block. Tolerable hypoesthesia or paresthesia occurred in 129 patients(11%), whereas bothersome symptoms developed in 8 patients(1%). But no patient developed deafferentation pain. Nine patients(1%)complained of dry eye, but no other abnormalities of the cornea and conjunctiva were found on ophthalmological examination. Higher maximum radiosurgical dose was associated with a significantly greater factor of complete pain relief(p=0.0101). GKRS is a safe and effective alternative treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, and is a minimally invasive treatment. In addition it provided benefit to a patient population unwilling or unable to undergo more invasive surgical approaches.


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