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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by Vertebrobasilar Compression: A Report of Four Cases.
Curēus 2024 January
BACKGROUND: Microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal nerve is an effective procedure for treating patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TGN). However, vertebrobasilar decompression involves technical difficulties and demonstrates a higher risk of minor trigeminal hypesthesia/hypalgesia, transient diplopia, and hearing loss. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been an effective alternative treatment for TGN. Few studies reported the treatment results of SRS for TGN caused by vertebrobasilar compression. This report presents the treatment results of SRS using gamma knife (GK) in four TGN cases.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: GK-SRS was performed for TGN due to vertebrobasilar compression in four patients, including two males and two females, aged 67-90 years. The maximum dose of 80 Gy was delivered at the retrogasserian portion (RGP) of the ipsilateral trigeminal nerve root.
RESULTS: All four cases with TGN achieved relief in four to 10 months after GK-SRS. However, TGN recurred 41 months after GK-SRS in one of the four cases. A second GK-SRS at the root entry zone (REZ) at a maximum dose of 70 Gy relieved pain again 10 days later. TGN in another case among the four partially recurred in three years but did not deteriorate until the patient died from old age 62 months after GK-SRS. The other three cases, including the one with repeat GK-SRS, were alive with complete TGN remission at the end of follow-up of 20-52 months. GK-SRS-related adverse effects were not observed in any case.
CONCLUSIONS: GK-SRS was a safe and effective treatment in all four TGN cases due to vertebral artery (VA)-basilar artery (BA) compression, although a second treatment session was added again for pain recurrence in one of the four cases.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: GK-SRS was performed for TGN due to vertebrobasilar compression in four patients, including two males and two females, aged 67-90 years. The maximum dose of 80 Gy was delivered at the retrogasserian portion (RGP) of the ipsilateral trigeminal nerve root.
RESULTS: All four cases with TGN achieved relief in four to 10 months after GK-SRS. However, TGN recurred 41 months after GK-SRS in one of the four cases. A second GK-SRS at the root entry zone (REZ) at a maximum dose of 70 Gy relieved pain again 10 days later. TGN in another case among the four partially recurred in three years but did not deteriorate until the patient died from old age 62 months after GK-SRS. The other three cases, including the one with repeat GK-SRS, were alive with complete TGN remission at the end of follow-up of 20-52 months. GK-SRS-related adverse effects were not observed in any case.
CONCLUSIONS: GK-SRS was a safe and effective treatment in all four TGN cases due to vertebral artery (VA)-basilar artery (BA) compression, although a second treatment session was added again for pain recurrence in one of the four cases.
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