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Chemodenervation of Trigeminal Nerve

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Percutaneous surgical management including chemodenervation of Trigeminal nerve can be offered to selective patients who have failed medical management. Various agents can be used for this purpose, including alcohol and glycerol. Presented are the indications, procedure techniques, advantages, disadvantages of the procedure when compared to different treatment modalities in the management of trigeminal neuralgia.

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  1. Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Akshat Gargya

  2. Center for Interventional Pain and Spine, Milford, DE, USA

    Rany T. Abdallah

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    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Gargya, A., Abdallah, R.T. (2021). Chemodenervation of Trigeminal Nerve. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Trigeminal Nerve Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60687-9_11

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