Swelling of the scalp may occur and you could feel more sensitive when you touch the area that was targeted by the beams.
Gamma knife for trigeminal neuralgia side effects.
Gamma knife surgery gks has been used as an alternative minimally invasive treatment in tn.
The main complication after radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia was new facial sensory symptoms caused by partial trigeminal nerve injury.
Main side effects included nausea fatigue and slightly blurry close up vision.
Microvascular decompression mvd and percutaneous ablation surgery have historically been the treatments of choice for medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia tn.
There was no other procedural morbidity.
Side effects you may experience include nausea fatigue numbness and headaches.
Seventeen patients 7 7 in our series developed increased facial paresthesia and or facial numbness that lasted longer than 6 months.
It is associated with a low risk of facial paresthesias an approximate 80 rate of significant pain relief and a low recurrence rate in patients who initially attain complete relief.
Side effects and risks of gamma knife for trigeminal neuralgia.
Though gamma knife radiosurgery carries less risk than traditional surgery or radiation therapy any medical procedure has potential side effects.
Gamma knife radiosurgery is a minimally invasive technique to treat trigeminal neuralgia.
Immediately following your treatment you may feel a little nauseous or have a headache.
I coped with the nausea by taking the dose one half hour to one hour prior to eating.
These symptoms usually last for as little as a few hours to a few days depending on your individual reaction.