Use of glycerol in treatment of refractory trigeminal neuralgia - A report of 2 cases
Journal Title: Journal of Dental Specialities - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
We present 2 cases of Trigeminal neuralgia TN refractory to medicinal therapy The patients had pain that was unilateral along distribution of the trigeminal nerve trunk particularly the second and third trunk Peripheral glycerol injection is a minimally invasive therapy that can be considered for patients refractory to medicinal treatment Ease of administration and repeatability favors its use in a clinical setup Both the patients responded very well to the treatment and 6 month follow up showed no recurrence of TNKeywords Trigeminal neuralgia Glycerol injection Treatment
Authors and Affiliations
Amit Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajeev Pandey, Rajkumar Chakraborty
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- EP ID EP512930
- DOI 10.18231/2393-9834.2018.0019
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