Patient satisfaction and pain relief following radiofrequency rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia: a prospective cohort study
Radiofrequency rhizotomy offers effective, well-tolerated pain relief for trigeminal neuralgia with high patient satisfaction. It improves symptom control and outcomes, though further long-term studies are needed to assess sustained benefits and quality-of-life impacts beyond six months.
Authors
- Saleh Baeesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-7912)
- Badr Hafiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-8091)
- Alaa Alkhotani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-9592)
- Wala Alzahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5417)
- Mohammed Alyousef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5216-2277)
- Kurdi Maher
- Ahmad Fallata
- Eyad Faizo
- Norah Alajmi
- Ahmed A. Najjar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-5072)
- Iman Mirza
- Abeer Mohammed Al-Balawi
- Raed Gasemaltayeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4090-5051)
- Bashayer A Althaqafi
Institutions
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- Taibah University (SA)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- Saad Specialist Hospital (SA)
- Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- University of Tabuk (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1639140
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94