The trigeminal tract and nucleus procedures in treatment of atypical facial pain

Kanpolat, Y; Savas, ALİ; Ugur, HC; Bozkurt, M

doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2005.07.018

The trigeminal tract and nucleus procedures in treatment of atypical facial pain

Kanpolat Y., Savas A., Ugur H., Bozkurt M.

SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, cilt.64, ss.96-101, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 64
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.07.018
Dergi Adı: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-101
Anahtar Kelimeler: atypical facial pain, tractotomy, trigeminal nucleus-tractus, DREZ, pain syndromes, ROOT ENTRY ZONE, CAUDALIS, DREZ, MANAGEMENT, LESION
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Atypical facial pain (AFP) is a throbbing pain situated deep in the eye and malar region, often radiating to the ear, neck, and shoulders. The pain generally is not within any dermatomal or anatomical boundaries. Atypical facial pain is distinct from trigeminal neuralgia and its variants. Therefore, the treatment of AFP should be specified. There is also no consensus in the treatment of AFP. Two different treatment procedures on the trigeminal tract and nucleus in a series of cases with AFP are presented.