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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Factors affecting outcome in frameless non-isocentric stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a multicentric cohort study.

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2020 May 22


Radiat Oncol


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32443978?dopt=Abstract


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Factors affecting outcome in frameless non-isocentric stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a multicentric cohort study.

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Factors affecting outcome in frameless non-isocentric stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a multicentric cohort study.
Conti A, Acker G, Pontoriero A, Hardt J, Kluge A, Cacciola A, Iatì G, Kufeld M, Budach V, Vajkoczy P, Beltramo G, Pergolizzi S, Bergantin A, Loebel F, Parisi S, Senger C, Romanelli P
Radiat Oncol. 2020 May 22; 15(1):115.
PMID: 32443978.

Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Nevertheless, a proportion of patients will experience recurrence and treatment-related sensory disturbances. In order to evaluate the predictors of efficacy and safety of image-guided non-isocentric radiosurgery, we analyzed the impact of trigeminal nerve volume and the nerve dose/volume relationship, together with relevant clinical characteristics.
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