Glycerol Block of the Trigeminal Ganglion in Trigeminal Neuralgia Using a New Neuronavigation-based Surgical Technique
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2019-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the strongest pains known to humans. Some patients do not have
enough effect with the available pharmaceutical treatments and are offered a type of surgery,
which involves the injection of glycerol in a nerve structure called trigeminal ganglion. The
researchers will do a pilot study on 10 patients with a new surgical technique using
neuronavigation. The researchers believe that this new neuronavigation-based system can
improve the precision of the technique and reduce the risk for complications.