XXXX managed by stereotactic spinal trigeminal nucleotomy.

@entity1931 @entity4049 @entity158 @entity14000 @entity9
Postherpetic craniofacial @entity9 are notoriously difficult to deal with. Nevertheless, stereotactic spinal trigeminal nucleotomy seems to be a rational approach, as both experimental and clinical data strongly suggest the relevance of nucleus caudalis for certain facial @entity158 phenomena. From a series of 136 consecutive nucleotomies, 80 were performed for deafferentation @entity158 . The long-term results of 25 such cases, who underwent this procedure for @entity14000 , are reported. Their @entity158 was referred to the Vth, to the VII, IX and Xth, and to the @entity4049 dermatomes. Abolition of the @entity1931 , and disappearance of, or marked reduction in, the deep background @entity158 was achieved in 76% of the cases overall. The follow-up period ranged from 1 to 13 years. There was no untoward side-effects. Technical and electrophysiological data germane to accurate target placement are discussed. Spinal trigeminal nucleotomy is then a specially suitable procedure for postherpetic craniofacial dysaesthesiae.
