Pathos (Sep 2013)

Surgical treatment of particular facial pain syndromes (Sindromi dolorose facciali trattabili con la chirurgia)

  • Giovanni Broggi, MD,
  • Michele Rizzi, MD,
  • Giuseppe Messina, MD,
  • Angelo Franzini, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 14 – 22

Abstract

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The authors list the facial pain syndromes not responsive to pharmacological therapies that can be treated with surgical procedures specific for the different syndromes. Surgical techniques as the stereotaxic microsurgery, implantation of electrodes and stimulators to produce neuromodulation or neurostimulation of peripheral and central structures at superficial and deep level are described. Efficacy and safety of the surgical techniques are also reported.

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