Saini S S
Neuro Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1987 Nov;50(11):1536-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.11.1536.
Five hundred and fifty two patients with trigeminal neuralgia were treated with reterogasserian anhydrous glycerol injections. Two hundred and twenty four patients (59.1%) at the end of two years and eight patients (8.1%) at the end of six years were free from pain after a single injection. There was recurrence of pain in 136 patients (27.7%) after one year and in an additional 155 patients (40.9%) after two years. The recurrence was seen earlier in patients who had either a neurolytic injection or had undergone surgical procedures, compared with those patients who had been treated with drugs. Complications of injection were few and not incapacitating. The technique was found to be safe, cheap and effective in treating trigeminal neuralgia, and is recommended for centres where there are financial constraints.
552例三叉神经痛患者接受了半月神经节无水甘油注射治疗。单次注射后，两年末有224例患者（59.1%）无痛，六年末有8例患者（8.1%）无痛。136例患者（27.7%）在1年后出现疼痛复发，另有155例患者（40.9%）在2年后出现疼痛复发。与接受药物治疗的患者相比，接受神经溶解注射或手术治疗的患者疼痛复发更早。注射并发症较少，且不导致功能丧失。该技术在治疗三叉神经痛方面安全、廉价且有效，推荐给资金有限的医疗中心。
