Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition characterized by excruciating paroxysms of pain in lips, gums, cheek, or chin, and, very rarey, in the distribution of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve.
There are many treatemtns of trigeminal neuralgia, such as, medical treatment, electrical stimulation, radiation therapy and ablative procedures.
Infraorbital neve block with pure ethyl alcohol is an ablation procedure for trigeminal neuralgia.
We injected pure ethyl alcohol into the infraorbital foramen for pain control.
@ES The results were as follows;
@EN 1) The infraorbital nerve block with pure alochol was an a simple and an effective method.
2) Complication, included a mild sensory deficit and mild edema over the infraorbital area.
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