Kenny Do, Eric Kawana, Vladislav Zhitny, Michael C Wajda, Shengping Zou, Jenifer Do, Navdeep Singh, Valeryia Pratasava, Harsha Dannapaneni, Rae Stewart, Ryan T Gualtier
BACKGROUND: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a rare cause of facial pain that has an incidence of less than one per 100,000 people. The excruciating stabbing pain experienced by patients with GPN can be debilitating, leading to difficulties in activities of daily living, such as eating and speaking. As a result, there has been a recent increase in research on the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treating GPN. OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of (RFA for treating GPN while examining its impact on patients' quality of life and assesses for any associated side effects...
March 2024: Pain Physician