Early Therapeutic Effects of Cyberknife Radiosurgery on Trigeminal Neuralgia / 대한방사선종양학회지
The Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
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: 88-95, 2006.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We evaluated whether Cyberknife radiosurgery is an effective and safe method of therapy for medically intractable trigeminal neuralgia (TN). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of 26 patients, who failed to surgery or were not suitable candidates for invasive intervention and were treated by Cyberknife radiosurgery between March 2004 and May 2005. Radiosurgery doses of 60~64 Gy were delivered to the 80% isodose line prescribed to an 6 mm length of the nerve, sparing the most proximal 3 mm away from the trigeminal nerve root entry zone (median dose 64 Gy).RESULTS:
Follow-up period was 3~15 months (median follow-up period 9 months) Preliminary results from a cohort of 26 patients undergoing Cyberknife radiosurgery for TN showed that pain relief was achieved in 50% (13/26) of patients within the first 24 hrs after treatment. At last follow-up, 96.2% (25/26) of patients reported early pain relief within 7 days. Treatment failure developed in 2 of 26. Poor response occurred in one patient and relapse was observed in the other patient. 3 patients had hypoesthesia (11.5%), which was the only complication observed with any of our patients.CONCLUSION:
With these results, authors assumed that Cyberknife radiosurgery for TN could be one of safe and effective therapeutic methods.
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Assunto principal:
Recidiva
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Nervo Trigêmeo
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Neuralgia do Trigêmeo
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Estudos de Coortes
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Seguimentos
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Radiocirurgia
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Falha de Tratamento
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Hipestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
The Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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