Cortical-Evoked Responses Before and After Percutaneous Thermocoagulation of the Gasserian Ganglion. Preliminary Report

1981 ◽  
Vol 44 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 355-362
Author(s):  
G. Salar ◽  
I. Job ◽  
S. Mingrino
1981 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 935-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Salar ◽  
Salvatore Mingrino ◽  
Marco Trabucchi ◽  
Angelo Bosio ◽  
Carlo Semenza

✓ The β-endorphin content in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was evaluated in 10 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia during medical treatment (with or without carbamazepine) and after selective thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion. These values were compared with those obtained in a control group of seven patients without pain problems. No statistically significant difference was found between patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia and those without pain. Furthermore, neither pharmacological treatment nor surgery changed CSF endorphin values. It is concluded that there is no pathogenetic relationship between trigeminal neuralgia and endorphins.


1983 ◽  
pp. 187-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Arntzenius ◽  
J. D. Barth ◽  
A. V. G. Bruschke ◽  
B. Buis ◽  
C. M. van Gent ◽  
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