Surgical Outcomes Following Distal Nerve Decompression in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia
Our results demonstrate that occipital nerve decompression is an effective treatment for alleviating occipital neuralgia in individuals with coexisting proximal trigeminal neuralgia. However, the outcomes of frontal and temporal decompression were less favorable.
Authors
- Leonard Knoedler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8949-3168)
- Merel H.J. Hazewinkel
- S.-M. Tseng
- Lisa Gfrerer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-9962)
- Katya Remy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3004-3437)
- William Gerald Austen
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006507
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47