The use of Pulsed Radiofrequency in the treatment oftrigeminal neuralgia and painful trigeminal neuropathy –two clinical cases

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia, one of the pain conditions with severe pain, can be effectively treated with pharmacotherapyand invasive methods of pain treatment (at the level of the peripheral nerve, Gasser's ganglion, or nerve root). Painfultrigeminal neuropathy is defined as facial pain in one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve caused by otherconditions or damage to the nerve. This condition can be effectively treated with individual pharmacotherapy andnon-pharmacological methods, and in some cases, invasive methods. In both diseases, many treatment methodscan be proposed, including the minimally invasive procedure of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF). The following studypresents two cases of successful therapy using pulsed radiofrequency of the peripheral branches of the trigeminalnerve in patients with trigeminal neuralgia and painful trigeminal neuropathy. Prior to the procedure, pain relief wasobtained in the painful branches of the trigeminal nerve after a diagnostic block. pulsed radiofrequency is a minimallyinvasive, safe for the patient treatment method.