Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Secondary to Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

pulsed radiofrequency treatment for trigeminal neuralgia

conclusions prf of the trigeminal ganglion should be further evaluated as an alternative treatment method for tn. results the percentages of patients who showed excellent pain relief (≥ 80% pain relief) at 2, 6, and 12 months were 73.5% (25/34), 61.8% (21/34), and 55.9% (19/34), respectively. the percentages of patients showing satisfactory pain relief (50–80% pain relief) at 2, 6, and 12 month...

Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia

BACKGROUND Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment is defined as the delivery of short pulses of radiofrequency via a needle tip, which does not result in an actual thermal lesions. There are mixed views regarding the use of PRF for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). In our opinion, one of the main reasons for the contrasting views is the insufficient PRF dose employed in previous studies. In a recent st...

Two cases of glossopharyngeal neuralgia successfully treated with pulsed radiofrequency treatment.

Dear Editor, Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is an uncommon cause of facial pain with a crude incidence rate estimated to be 0.7 per 100,000 yearly.1 GPN incidence is only 0.2% to 1.3% that of the more known facial pain entity trigeminal neuralgia.2 The character and distribution of pain is often diagnostic; shooting from the pharynx, tonsil, and posterior base of tongue upwards to the Eustach...

Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Saphenous Neuralgia

A 65-year-old male presented with pain in his right medial calf. An imaging study revealed no acute lesions, and a diagnosis of saphenous neuralgia was made by a nerve conduction study. He received temporary pain relief with saphenous nerve blocks twice in a one-week interval. Pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation reduced pain to 10% of the maximal pain intensity. At 6 months after the procedur...

Treatment options for glossopharyngeal neuralgia