...Stephen Sandwell; Simone Montoya; James E. Towner; John D. Markman; Michael C. Schell; Tarun Bhalla Background: Percutaneous trigeminal rhizotomy or balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia carries a potential risk for the brainstem, the carotid artery, and the basilar artery. Objective...

...Nan-Xiang Xiong; Hong-Yang Zhao; Fang-Cheng Zhang; Ru-En Liu Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) and rhizotomy are all selected for treating vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia (VGPN). Nonetheless, controversies still exist about their curative effect on VGPN. Here we evaluate...

... as follows: microvascular decompression (MVD) in 12 patients, percutaneous rhizotomy in 10, and radiosurgery in 7. Of the 29 patients, after final treatments, 9 patients (31%) achieved excellent results and 15 (52%) good results. Failure results were seen in 17% of patients with recurrent TN. Conclusion...

...M. Parise; M. Sindou; P. Mertens; F. Mauguière Ten children with cerebral palsy and severe lower limb spasticity were treated by functional posterior rhizotomy (FPR). Somatosensory evoked potential recordings were performed preoperatively, intraoperatively (directly on the surface of the spinal...

...I. Hodgkinson; C. Bérard; M.L. Jindrich; M. Sindou; P. Mertens; J. Bérard Objective: Effects of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) were studied in children with spastic cerebral palsy in orthopaedic and functional fields. Methods: In a prospective study, we compared the same population before SDR...

...A. Leland Albright The pathophysiology of spasticity and the history of posterior rhizotomies are reviewed. The rationale for selective posterior rhizotomies is that electrical stimulation identifies afferent posterior rootlets that terminate on relatively uninhibited alpha motoneurons...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pain Facet denervation Radiofrequency lesion Rhizotomy Low back pain Neck pain Selected Proceedings from the First and Second Delft Pain Symposia Appl. Neurophysiol. 47: 195-202(1984...

.... These results were compared with those obtained in 50 patients who underwent spinal rhizotomies. There is a direct correlation between the anatomy at different levels and the quality of relief obtained after surgery. 20 1 1984 © 1983 S. Karger AG, Basel 1984 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer...