• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2005

Objective: The microvascular decompression(MVD) for trigeminal neuralgia(TN) is known as an effective surgical technique. But the failed MVD cases have been reported in long term follow-up studies. This study is to evaluate the efficacy of MVD through our operative techniques, offending vessels in operative field, failed cases with the review of the literatures. Methods: We analyzed total 63 cases of TN which underwent MVD from 1955 to 2003 according to characters of pain, operative findings, operative results related to causative vessel compression and operative method, progonotic factor. Statistical analysis was performed using paired t-test with SPSS Ver 11.0. Results: In TN, the most common offending vessel was superior cerebellar artery(45.0%). In compression group of nerve root by offending vessel, the cure rate was 91.7%. However, the cure rate of the contact group was 64.7% and the cure rate of the negative group was 37.5%. There was no statistical significance between the degree of compression by vessel and the operative result(p=0.076). In 51 cases with MVD only, the cure rate was 84.3% and in 3 cases with PSR only, 42.8% and in 2 cases with PSR(partial sensory rhizotomy) with MVD, 50.0%. TN recurred in 7 cases within the follow-up period and reoperations(PSR) were added in 2 cases of them. Conclusion: This study shows that MVD provided a high rate of success with a minor risk of complications, which has been regarded as the most safe and effective procedure for trigeminal neuralgia. Additional MVD in recurred TN by severe adhesion of teflon showed poor outcome. But, revisional operation(PSR) in recurred TN showed relatively good outcome. PSR should be considered for treatment of recurrent TN after MVD.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.760-767
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• 2019

Objective: This study reports the efficacy of using integrative Korean medicine treatments for a patient with facial paralysis and accompanying trigeminal neuralgia. Methods: A 45-year-old male patient with left side facial palsy and facial pain due to Bell's palsy with trigeminal neuralgia was treated with herbal medicine, acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and cupping for 18 days. The treatment effect was evaluated by measuring the scores for the numerical rating scale (NRS) of facial pain, the House-Brackmann scale, and the Yanagihara scale. Results: After the hospital treatment, the patient's facial pain NRS score was decreased, and the House-Brackmann scale and Yanagihara scale scores improved after the administration of the Korean medicine treatments. Conclusions: The integrative Korean medicine treatments appeared to be effective in treating facial nerve palsy and associated trigeminal neuralgia.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.337-341
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• 2018

Sector block is not used for Gamma Knife surgery in patients with generalized trigeminal neuralgia but sector block is used to reduce the dose reaching the brain stem when the trigeminal ganglgia and the 'Brain stem', radiation sensitive tissue, are adjacent. In the Gamma Knife surgical plan of this study, a surgical plan was established using a Leksell Gamma Plan 11. 1.0 (Elekta Instrument AB, Sweden) with one patient (Block unused, Brain stem dose No volume over 12 Gy, Case 1) who did not need a sector block and four patients (Block unused, Brain stem dose 12 Gy or more, Case 2~5) with a sector block. Magnetic resonance images were obtained by MPRAGE T1 and CISS Respectively. When the trigeminal ganglion is in close proximity to the brain stem, the brain stem volume is decreased when the sector block is used, while the treatment time was increased. In conclusion, This Study evaluates the usefulness of the Sector block in brain stem through Gamma Knife surgery in trigeminal neuralgia, which is considered to be the most important factor for the Gamma Knife surgery.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.119-123
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• 1998

It is well known that many patients with trigeminal neuralgia suffer from electric shock-like stabbing pains. The pain can be triggered by nonnoxious stimuli such as touching of the face, chewing, talking or swallowing. This 62 year old woman was urgently admitted to the internal medicine department due to abdominal distention and severe general weakness. She has suffered characteristic violent pain triggered by chewing and swallowing for little over 4 years. This resulted in poor oral feeding for prolonged period which left her severely debilitated. The large amount of ascites that developed 20 days before admission and extreme emaciation forced her to bed rest. She also suffered from Herpes Zoster. After medical treatment to improve liver function and severe pain was persisted, the patient was referred to our department for control of pain. We performed right mandibular block with 1% dibucaine 0.4 ml and the effect was excellent. After the pain had subsided, patient was able to take meals more comfortably and improved liver function returned.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.217-225
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• 2009

통증은 포괄적이고 생리적, 심리적, 사회적 복합현상이기 때문에 통증을 보다 잘 이해하고 더 나은 치료를 위해서는 환자의 삶의 질과 심리적 상태에 대한 평가가 필요하다. 본 연구는 비치성 구강안면통증 환자들이 느끼는 통증의 정도와 통증으로 인한 일상생활의 제한(pain interference)을 평가하고 심리적 요인과의 관련성을 평가하고자 하였다. 또한 성별 및 연령, 통증의 지속기간과 진단에 따른 차이를 함께 평가하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 3개월간 단국대학교 부속 치과병원 구강내과구강안면통증클리닉에 내원한 초진환자들 중에서 간이동통목록(Brief Pain Inventory, BPI)과 병원불안우울척도(Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS)의 두 가지 설문지에 답하고, 비치성 구강안면통증으로 진단받은 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들은 의사와의 첫 면담 전 대기실에서 설문지를 작성하도록 하였고, 작성 후에는 진료실에서 임상검사와 면담을 통해 진단을 내렸다. 총 163명의 환자들이 연구에 포함되었는데, 남녀비 1:1.5, 평균 연령 34.6세, 평균 통증지속기간 13.3개월이었다. 진단에 따라 삼차신경통군(Trigeminal Neuralgia group; TN), 신경병성동통군(Neuropathic Pain group; NeP), 만성안면통증군(Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain; PIFP), 턱관절장애군(TMD)으로 나누고 TMD는 저작근장애군(TMD-m), 관절장애군(TMD-j) 및 근육-관절 복합군(TMD-c)으로 세분하였다. 비치성 구강안면통증 환자들은 중등도의 통증과 중등도의 일상생활 제한을 보였다. 3개월 이상의 만성통증을 가진 환자들은 급성군에 비해 높은 수준의 불안과 우울척도를 보였다(p<0.05). TMD 환자들보다 삼차신경통, 만성안면통증 및 신경병성통증 환자들의 통증이 심하고 pain interference가 컸으며 불안과 우울척도도 높았다 (p<0.05). Pain interference는 통증의 강도과 강한 상관관계를 보였고 우울 및 불안척도와 중등도의 상관관계를 보였다 (p=0.000). 우울 및 불안척도는 통증의 강도와 약한 상관관계를 보였다 (p<0.05). 결론적으로 구강안면통증의 성공적인 치료를 위해서는 통증 자체의 조절뿐 아니라 통증으로 인한 심리적, 사회적 영향에 대한 평가와 심리사회적 측면에서의 지원(psychosocial support)가 필요함을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권sup1호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2001

1988년 1월부터 1997년 12월까지 본 교실에 내원하여 뇌수막종으로 진단받고 수술요법을 실시한 87례 중, 완전제거 후 재발한 경우와 부분적 절제후 방사선 치료를 받은 4례를 대상으로 hydroxyurea를 이용해 치료한 결과를 분석하였다. 남자가 1례, 여자가 3례이었으며 연령 분포는 23세에서 55세였다. 조직학적으로 3례가 meningothelial type이었으며 1례는 angiomatous type이었다. 3례에서 소뇌교각부에 발생하였으며 1례에서 해면정맥동에 발생하였다. 모든 환자들은 수술적 치료를 시행받았으며 3례의 환자에서 방사선 치료를 시행하였다. Hydroxyurea를 20mg/kg/day용량으로 투여하였으며 평균 추적관찰기간은 34개월이었다. 치료기간중 4례에서 종양이 줄어든 예는 없었으나 종양이 성장하지는 않았다. 삼차신경통 증상이 있던 1례는 증상 호전 되었으며 수술적 치료를 3차례 받았던 1례에서 두개골절제부위에 팽창되어 있던 뇌는 축소되어 두개강내로 복귀되었다. 혈액학적 부작용으로 백혈구 수치가 1례에서 감소되었으나 2주정도 복용을 중단한 후 다시 수치는 회복되었고 다른 심각한 부작용은 나타나지 않았다. 저자들은 뇌수막종 환자중, 수술후 재발한 경우와 불완전 제거를 시행한 경우 보조적 치료방법으로 hydroxyurea의 사용하여 종양크기의 감소는 없었으나 성장을 억제할 수 있었으며 앞으로 오랜 기간 추적관찰과 많은 증례에 대한 분석을 함으로써 뇌수막종 치료의 보조 방법으로 hydroxyurea를 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.22-25
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• 2014

본 증례는 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과에 하악 좌측 구치부 잇몸의 팽융을 주소로 내원하여 파노라마, 컴퓨터 단층촬영 결과 두개 악안면 부위에 이환된 섬유성이형성증으로 진단되었으며, 하악 좌측골의 팽윤과 안모 비대칭 및 좌우 안와 비대칭 소견을 보이고 있었다. 섬유성이형성증의 두개 안면부 병소는 안면기형, 두개 비대칭 뿐만 아니라 안구돌출, 시각 손상, 안면 마비, 삼차 신경통, 청각 손실, 치아 변위 및 부정교합, 맹출지연 등을 유발할 수 있다. 따라서 환아에게 증상이 발생할 수 있음을 보호자에게 설명하고, 검진 및 치료를 위해 구강악안면외과와 협진을 시행하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.137-141
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• 1991

Percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizolysis(PRGR) was performed in 43 patients, a total of 65 times, for the management of typical trigeminal neuralgia from 1987 to 1991. The age of patients was distributed between 19 and 87 years. According to sex 17 were male and 26 were female. Pure glycerol of 0.3-0.8 ml was injected into the Meckel's cave on the affected site. In 31 PRGR(Group I) that had cisternography to titrate the dose of glycerol, when treated, 26 G of these PRGR patients(83.9%) had relief of pain. There were recurrence of pain in 7PRGR (22.6%) and the average interval from the PRGR to recurrence of pain in 7 PRGR(22.6%) and the average interval from the PRGR to recurrence of pain was 16.9 months. In 34 PRGR(Group II) of which bupivacaine was injected to titrate the dose of glycerol, 29 PRGR(85.3%) had relief of pain 80 howing treatment. There were recurrence of pain in 8 PRGR(23.5%) and the average interval from the PRGR to the recurrence of pain was 14.3 months. Finally of all procedures done(65 PRGR), 55 PRGR(84.6%) had relief of pain. There were recurrence of pain in 15 PRGR(23.1%) and the average interval from the PRGR to recurrence of pain was 15.5 months. There was no significant difference between the two groups in the rate of pain relief. There were conjunctival irritation(3 cases), headache(2), vomiting(3), hematoma(2), and herpes simplex(3) as transient complications after PRGR. Corneal ulceration and anesthesia dolorosa did not develop in any cases.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2000

This study was carried out among 34 patients who visited Yonsei Dental Hospital from 1996. 1. to 1999. 5 for trigeminal neuralgia. By studying the patient's treatment prior to visiting our hospital, features of trigeminal neuralgia, treatment process of trigeminal neuralgia, prognosis of treatment, consultation with other professions and involvement of surgery, etc., the results are as follows: 1. 67.7% of onset age range from 40s to 60s, and average age is 50.2. 2. Ratio of right to left involvement is 1:2.1, male to female ratio is 1:1.9. 3. Occurrence rate of each branch is V3(44.1%), V2(11.8%), V1+V2+V3(11.8), V1+V2(8.8%). 4. Treatments prior to admission to our hospital are extraction(5.9%), endodontic treatment(5.9%), medication(11.8%), Oriental Medicine treatment(5.9%). 5. Routes of admittance to our hospital are by their preference(55.9%), local clinic referral(32.4%), E.N.T referral(5.9%), Neurology referral(5.9%). 6. 70.6% of patients treated at our hospital who were relieved of symptoms, were referred to Neurology(66.7%) and Pain Clinic(33.3%) for the reason of relapse, side effects of the drug itself, incomplete relief of pain. 7. 2 patients who were referred to medical part showed brain vessels contacting trigeminal nerve root on Brain MRangiography. But pain is being controlled by medication and no specific surgical procedure was carried out. The results show that 17.7% of patients admitted received inappropriate early treatment. In order to relieve tooth loss and patient's psychologic stress due to inappropriate treatment, precise differential diagnosis must be made among local teeth disease and idiopathic facial pain. Medication may show side effects of the drug itself, incomplete relief of pain or relapse of symptoms. Therefore, to treat trigeminal neuralgia appropriately by drug injection, surgery or radiation therapy, consultations among dentists, neurologists and anesthesiologists are required.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.650-658
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• 2000

Objective : To evaluate the role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery in essential and tumor-related(secondary) trigeminal neuralgia, outcomes of radiosurgery and microsurgery were compared each other. Methods : Five patients with essential trigeminal neuralgia underwent stereotactic radiosurgical treatment with Leksell Gamma Knife and twenty five patients were treated with microsurgery during the same period(1994. 1-1997. 6). A 4-mm collimator was used and REZ or proximal portion of trigeminal nerve was targeted with maximal dose of 60-72Gy. The mean follow-up after radiosurgery was 39.4 months and that after microsurgery was 47.9 months. Results : At the last follow-up, four patients(80%) had excellent(pain free) or good(50-90% pain relief) outcomes, one(20%) had poor control after radiosurgical treatment. Twenty-three patients(92%) had excellent or good outcomes and two(8%) had poor results after microsurgery. Postoperative complications occurred in ten(40%) with microsurgery, but there were no complications in patients with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Six patients with secondary trigeminal neuralgia received radiosurgical treatment directed at their tumors, and three patients were surgically treated. Three of six(50%) patients treated with Gamma Knife had pain relief while two of three patients with surgical treatment showed immediate pain relief. Post-treatment complications were developed in two of six radiosurgical patients and in one of three surgical patients. Conclusion : Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery may be considered as a useful and alternative option for the treatment of essential and secondary trigeminal neuralgia owing to of its safety and less complications. The preliminary results obtained in our series appear encouraging, although the outcome is not so good as that of surgery.