The Promising Effect of Nerve Decompression in Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Report of Case Series

Mansoureh Togha; Ali Totonchi; Hojjat Molaei; Hossein Ansari

doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.678749

Frontiers in Neurology (Jun 2021)

The Promising Effect of Nerve Decompression in Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Report of Case Series

Mansoureh Togha,
Ali Totonchi,
Hojjat Molaei,
Hossein Ansari

Affiliations

Mansoureh Togha: Headache Department, Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Totonchi: Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
Hojjat Molaei: Sina Hospital, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Medicine School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Ansari: Department of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.678749
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias (TAC) are excruciating headaches with limited treatment options. The chronic forms of TACs, including chronic cluster, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, and hemicrania continua, are disabling conditions. In addition to drug therapy, there are some studies regarding nerve blocking and nerve stimulation with acceptable results. Here we report four cases of decompression nerve surgery with promising results on pain control in these difficult to treat headaches.

Published in Frontiers in Neurology

ISSN: 1664-2295 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/

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