%0 Journal Article
%T Pulsed Radiofrequency for Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia
%A Alaa Abd-Elsayed
%A Douglas Dulli
%A Laura Kreuger
%A Susanne Seeger
%J Archive of "The Ochsner Journal".
%D 2018
%X Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common cause of facial pain but can be challenging to treat. Some patients fail on medications, and while surgical procedures achieve short-term efficacy, they can be associated with numerous complications. We present a case series suggesting the efficacy and safety of using pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) through the transcoronoid approach to treat trigeminal neuralgia
%K Facial pain
%K pulsed radiofrequency
%K trigeminal neuralgia
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5855426/