影响原发性三叉神经痛伽玛刀治疗效果的相关因素分析

目的探讨伽玛刀治疗原发性三叉神经痛的疗效及影响预后的因素。方法回顾性分析75例原发性三叉神经痛的患者行伽玛刀治疗的效果,均经OUR-XGD旋转式伽玛刀治疗,采用4—8mm准直器,半月节照射采用多靶点,三叉神经根照射采用单靶点或双靶点,中心剂量70—90Gy,脑干表面受量〈15Gy。通过随访患者疼痛发作的频率和程度的减轻评价疗效。结果随访时间为3～72个月,平均37．6个月,总有效率90．7％。4例患者2～3年后复发,6例在伽玛刀治疗后半年出现患侧面部麻木感,无其他并发症。经统计学分析,某些因素与疗效相关。结论伽玛刀治疗原发性三叉神经痛一种安全有效的方法,靶点选择、剂量选择、照射部位是影响预后的因素,而病史长短及疼痛分布与预后无相关性。     

原发性三叉神经痛伽玛刀放射外科治疗的有效性评估

目的:评价伽玛刀放射外科治疗原发性三叉神经痛的安全性、有效性和心理状态。方法:2004年8月~2010年9月,98例经药物和其他方法治疗无效的原发性三叉神经痛患者接受伽玛刀放射外科治疗。放射剂量中位值是80 Gy(75~85 Gy)。采用患者自我报告疼痛的控制、生活满意度指数A(1ife satisfaction index A,LSI-A)的变化进行疗效评估。结果:治疗后89例(90.8%)患者获得随访,平均随访期35个月(13~60个月)。本组病例中治愈51例(57.3%);显效19例(21.3%);有效11例(12.4%);无效8例(9%),总有效率为91%;伽玛刀治疗后LSI-A总分平均值(36.25±3.87)高于治疗前(25.67±3.5);其中67例以往未接受过手术治疗患者中62例获得随访,58例有效,总有效率为93.5%。11例患者感觉患侧面部麻胀感,1例(二次治疗者)张口轻度受限。结论:伽玛刀放射外科治疗三叉神经痛显著缓解疼痛,提高生存质量。     

Gamma Knife Treatment of Refractory Cluster Headache

Four men and two women were treated for refractory cluster headache by gamma knife radiosurgery of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone. The maximum dose of radiation was 70 Gy to the isocenter. Of five patients treated who had refractory chronic cluster headache and one with refractory episodic cluster headache, four had relief judged excellent. Of the two remaining patients with refractory chronic cluster headache, one had relief judged good and the other fair. Five of the six patients treated had relief within a few days to a week following gamma knife radiosurgery. Three with chronic cluster headache had remissions allowing cessation of all preventive and abortive medication. Although one patient experienced complete relief of chronic cluster headache, he continued to have migraine requiring medication. None of the patients treated developed significant postradiation side effects during a follow-up period of 8 to 14 months. The authors conclude that gamma knife radiosurgery of the trigeminal nerve affords great promise in the management of chronic and refractory cluster headache. The technique seemingly carries negligible short- and long- term risk.     

伽玛刀对神经根与毗邻血管不同解剖关系的原发性三叉神经痛的治疗疗效分析

目的探讨原发性三叉神经痛患者三叉神经根与毗邻血管的不同解剖关系对伽玛刀治疗疗效的影响。方法回顾性分析2004年1月至2009年1月山西医科大学第二医院伽玛刀中心治疗原发性痛患者82例，依据MR定位影像显示三叉神经根与毗邻血管的不同解剖关系（无接触、可疑接触、明确接触、推移），评估对伽玛刀治疗疗效的影响。结果随访6～18个月，平均随访12．5个月，依据BNI疼痛量表评分Ⅲ级以上70例，总有效率85．4％，三叉神经根与血管无接触组有效率89．7％，可疑接触组有效率86．4％，明确接触78．9％，推移组81．8％，复发8例（9．7％）。结论三叉神经根与毗邻血管的不同解剖关系对伽玛刀治疗疗效差别无统计学意义，推移组复发率较其他组高，远期疗效有待进一步评估。     

Place de la chirurgie dans la névralgie du trijumeau

Trigeminal neuralgia is a potentially disturbing disease and may be resistant to classical medications such as anti-epileptic drugs. The first step is to check out the clear assessment of an essential trigeminal neuralgia so as to rule out specific etiologies of the trigeminal pain. There are mainly three kinds of surgical strategies: microsurgical neurovascular decompression, percutaneous gasserian lesioning and radiosurgery with Gamma knife. Microsurgical neurovascular decompression is an open surgery and the goal is to take away a vessel (mainly an artery) from the trigeminal nerve as it has been assumed that this conflit was the pathophysiological reason for the ??epileptic-like?? pain. This surgery has been around for at least 40 years. The results are very good, with 90% of the patients being satisfied and relieved from pain. Moreover, the results are long lasting with a 70% rate of satisfaction for the longest follow-up published. The morbidity is low even for elderly people in good health condition. There are several percutaneous techniques. The principle is doing a lesion on the retrogasserian part of the nerve, either by radiofrequency (thermic lesion), or by compression with a balloon (compressive lesion). The results are also good, with 90% of the patients being immediately relieved from pain, but there is a higher risk of recurrence and some potential morbidity (trigeminal numbness or trigeminal dysfunction mainly with radiofrequency lesion). The Gamma knife procedure is a radiosurgical procedure using cobalt radiation, in one shot, at a 80 Gy dosage, with a single 4 mm isocenter located at the entry zone. There is a delay in getting relief from pain. The results are good, with 80% of the patients being relieved. Somehow, there is a tendency of pain recurrence at mid-term follow-up and a 50% rate of patients being satisfied at a 5 year follow-up. The respective indications of each technique depend on the patient, the surgeon and their experience and the avaibility of the techniques. Altogether, it has been assumed that microvascular decompression is the first option for patients with neuralgia resistant to anti-convulsivant medications. Patient in poor medical conditions, or with MS lesion or refusing surgery, can be relieved by radiosurgery or percutaneous techniques.     

伽玛刀治疗三叉神经痛疼痛缓解时间分析

目的分析和总结采用双靶点伽玛刀治疗三叉神经痛术后疼痛缓解时间规律,为伽玛刀的临床治疗提供参考。方法 2005年1月-2011年1月,共147例原发性三叉神经痛患者于四川大学华西医院接受Leksell C型伽玛刀治疗。使用4 mm准直器在三叉神经根制作2个等中心靶点,中心剂量80～90 Gy,控制脑桥照射剂量<20 Gy。术后定期对患者进行随访,对疼痛缓解时间进行统计分析。结果 130例患者获得随访,随访时间11～64个月,平均28.7个月。术后疼痛完全缓解95例(73.1%),部分缓解29例(22.3%),无效6例(4.6%)。疼痛缓解时间4 h～12个月,平均3.6周,其中疼痛完全缓解患者的疼痛缓解时间明显短于部分缓解患者(P<0.05)。53例(40.8%)患者于术后出现术侧轻度面部麻木。结论患者术后疼痛缓解时间可能是预测伽玛刀治疗效果的重要因素,但疼痛缓解时间个体差异大,应进行长期随访观察。     

伽玛刀治疗原发性三叉神经痛疗效观察

目的 探讨伽玛刀治疗原发性三又神经痛的疗效.方法 2003年1月至2008年3月,我院应用伽玛刀治疗原发性三又神经痛120例;治疗靶点为三叉神经根,用4 mm准直器,靶点中心计量为80～90 Gy.疗效评估采用患者自我报告疼痛的控制程度及药物用量的变化.结果 所有患者进行了随访,平均随访期(20.0±4.5)个月.本组病例中治愈69例(57.5%);显效34例(28.3%)、有效12例(10.0%)、无效5例(4.2%);总有效率为95.8%.5例患者疼痛复发后行其他治疗.83例患者(69.2%)曾出现一过性、局限性的面部麻木.14例患者(11.7%)在疼痛缓解后留下持续性的面部麻木;部分患者还伴有味觉减退、口嚼无力等主诉.结论 伽玛刀治疗原发性三又神经痛能够显著缓解疼痛、提高生活质量,不良反应发生率较低:是一种较为理想的治疗方法.     

CLUSTER AND TACS

Background: Since the initial report of Ford et al in 1998, no further study has evaluated radiosurgery of the trigeminal nerve in chronic cluster headache (CCH).
Methods: We carried out a prospective open trial of neurosurgery and enrolled 10 patients (9 men, 1 woman; mean age 49.8 years, range 32-77) presented with severe and drug-resistant CCH (mean duration 9 years, range 2-33). The cisternal segment of the nerve was targeted with a single 4-mm collimator (80-85 Gy max).
Results: The mean follow-up was 13.2 months. No improvement was observed in two patients and three patients had no further attacks. Three patients showed dramatic improvement with a few attacks per month or very few attacks over the last 6 months. Two patients were pain free for only 1 and 2 weeks and their headaches recurred with the same severity as before. Three patients developed paraesthesia with no hypoaesthesia, one developed hypoaesthesia, and one developed deafferentation pain.
Conclusions: The rate and severity of trigeminal nerve injury appeared to be significantly higher than in trigeminal neuralgia, and this study does not support the positive results of the study of Ford et al. We consider the morbidity to be significant for the low rate of pain cessation, making this procedure less attractive even for the more severely affected subgroup of patients.
Comment: I, too, have had disappointing results when I referred patients for gamma knife for refractory cluster. I believe for those rare cases requiring surgery, radiofrequency trigeminogangliorhizolysis is the appropriate treatment, pending further study on the safety of implantation of hypothalamic radiostimulators.—Stewart J. Tepper, MD     

A prospective cost-effectiveness study of trigeminal neuralgia surgery

OBJECTIVES: Approximately 8000 patients with trigeminal neuralgia undergo surgery each year in the United States at an estimated cost exceeding $100 million. We compared 3 commonly performed surgeries (microvascular decompression, glycerol rhizotomy, and stereotactic radiosurgery) to evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of these operations for patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. METHODS: Prospective nonrandomized trial at a tertiary referral center from July 1999 to December 2001. One hundred twenty-six consecutive patients underwent 153 operations (microvascular decompression, n=33; glycerol rhizotomy, n=51; stereotactic radiosurgery, n=69). Preoperative characteristics were similar between the groups with respect to sex, pain location, duration of pain, and atypical features. Facial pain outcomes were classified as excellent (no pain, no medications), good (no pain, reduced medications), fair (>50% pain reduction), and poor. The cost per quality adjusted pain-free year was compared between the groups. Mean follow-up was 20.6 months. RESULTS: Patients having microvascular decompression more commonly achieved and maintained an excellent outcome (85% and 78% at 6 and 24 months) compared with glycerol rhizotomy (61% and 55%, P=0.01) and stereotactic radiosurgery (60% and 52%, P<0.01). No difference was detected between glycerol rhizotomy and stereotactic radiosurgery (P=0.61). The cost per quality adjusted pain-free year was $6,342, $8,174, and $8,269 for glycerol rhizotomy, microvascular decompression, and stereotactic radiosurgery, respectively. Reduction in the average cost of morbidity and additional surgeries to zero did not make either microvascular decompression or stereotactic radiosurgery more cost-effective than glycerol rhizotomy. Both microvascular decompression and stereotactic radiosurgery would be more cost-effective than glycerol rhizotomy if the cost of additional surgeries after glycerol rhizotomy increased 79% and 83%, respectively. DISCUSSION: This analysis supports the practice of percutaneous surgeries for older patients with medically unresponsive trigeminal neuralgia. At longer follow-up intervals, microvascular decompression is predicted to be the most cost-effective surgery and should be considered the preferred operation for patients if their risk for general anesthesia is acceptable. More data are needed to assess the role that radiosurgery should play in the management of patients with trigeminal neuralgia.     

三叉神经痛伽玛刀治疗前MRI扫描序列研究

目的探讨伽玛刀治疗三叉神经痛MRI定位的最佳扫描序列。方法选择2004年7月-2006年3月行伽玛刀手术的原发性三叉神经痛患者60例,随机分为3组,每组各20例。伽玛刀术前上头架定位,然后对3组分别采用快速自旋回波序列（Turbo Spin Echo,TSE）、增强三维小角度激发快速梯度回波序列（enhanced three-dimensiunal fast low angle shot,enhanced3D-FLASH）、三维结构干涉稳态序列（three-dimensional constructive interferencein steady state,3D-CISS）进行扫描,观察三叉神经及周围血管的显示情况。结果①TSE扫描20例三叉神经,14例显示优,血管显示一般。②增强3D-FLASH扫描三叉神经,18例显示优,2例显示良,周围血管显示优。③3D-CISS扫描三叉神经,20例均显示优,周围血管显示良。结论 3D-CISS和增强3D-FLASH序列的融合影像能够清晰地显示三叉神经根及周围血管,有利于伽玛刀的精确定位,具有较高的临床应用价值,可以作为伽玛刀治疗原发性三叉神经痛的常规定位方法。     

Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Stereotactic radiosurgery is an increasingly used and the least invasive surgical option for patients with medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The authors began use of this technique at our center in 1992 and have evaluated outcomes serially. Independently acquired data from 220 patients with idiopathic TN that had Gamma Knife radiosurgery was reviewed. The median radiosurgery dose was 80 Gy with a range of 60 to 90 Gy. Most patients had features of typical TN, although 16 (7.3%) described additional atypical features. One hundred thirty-five patients (61.4%) had prior surgery. Patients were followed to a maximum of 6.5 years (median, 2 years). Complete or partial pain relief was achieved in 85.6% of patients at 1 year. Complete pain relief was achieved in 64.9 % of patients at 6 months, 70.3% at 1 year, and 75.4% patients at 33 months. Patients with an atypical pain component had a lower rate of achieving pain relief ( p = 0.025). Due to recurrences, 55.8% of patients had complete or partial pain relief at 5 years. The absence of preoperative sensory disturbance or prior surgery correlated with an increased proportion of patients in complete or partial pain relief over time. Ten percent of patients developed new or increased subjective facial paresthesia or facial numbness. Radiosurgery for idiopathic TN was safe and effective, and provided benefit to a patient population with a high frequency of prior surgical intervention. It is an important addition to the surgical armamentarium for TN.     

Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Cluster Headache

Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has proven to be an effective management approach for trigeminal neuralgia and as a minimally invasive alternative management option for cluster headache (CH). In CH, patients undergo single-session focused irradiation of the trigeminal nerve root (TN), sometimes coupled with irradiation of the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) as well. SRS provides early pain relief in most patients, but is associated with trigeminal sensory dysfunction in some patients. In the future, a prospective trial that compares a single target of TN to dual targets of both the TN and SPG may provide further understanding of the value of SRS for CH.     

治疗原发性三叉神经痛3种方法的疗效比较研究

目的：研究比较治疗原发性三叉神经痛 3 种不同方法的临床疗效。方法：回顾性纳入144例原发性三叉神经痛患者,分为A、B、C三组,每组48例：A组行伽玛刀放射外科治疗,B组行针灸治疗,C组行伽玛刀联合针灸治疗。治疗后观察1周～3年,研究对比三组患者的视觉模拟评分(VAS)、即时显效率、不良反应发生率、复发率以及治疗总有效率,并评价临床疗效。结果：治疗前三组患者的VAS评分差异无统计学意义。治疗后3年,VAS评分比较：C组＜A组＜B组;即时显效率比较：A组＜B组＜C组;不良反应发生率比较：B组＜C组＜A组,复发率比较：C组＜A组＜B组;治疗总有效率比较：B组＜A组＜C组。结论：伽玛刀联合针灸治疗原发性三叉神经痛可显著提高疗效,能明显降低疼痛程度,提高患者生活质量。     

Efficacy and safety of high concentration lidocaine for trigeminal nerve block in patients with trigeminal neuralgia

AIMS: Local anaesthetics, which act as neurolytics and Na(+) channel blockers, have been used for disrupting the neural firings in certain neuropathic pain conditions. This study was undertaken to investigate the clinical outcome of trigeminal nerve block with 10% lidocaine in the management of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). METHODS: Thirty-five patients with primary TN received trigeminal nerve blocks with 10% lidocaine. Success was defined as complete pain relief or mild pain without medication 1 day after the treatment. We followed the patients up every 2 months assessing for pain recurrence, sensory changes and other complications for a total of 37-45 months (median 43 months). RESULTS: Twelve of the 35 patients (34.3%) responded favourably to the treatment and were considered as success. Eleven patients experienced complete pain relief and one could tolerate pain without medication 1 day after the blocks, which lasted for 3-172 weeks. Four patients experienced mildly decreased sensation in the region of the face supplied by the nerve 1 day after the blocks; however, all recovered normal skin sensation in 6 months. There was neither allodynia nor other sensory discomfort. The pain intensity and current pain duration before treatment were significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Trigeminal nerve block with high concentration lidocaine (10%) is capable of achieving an intermediate period of pain relief, particularly in patients with lower pain intensity and shorter pain duration prior to the procedure.     

Therapy of neurotrophic keratopathy in trigeminal schwannoma with radiosurgery

BACKGROUND: We present a patient with neurotrophic keratopathy due to a trigeminal nerve neurinoma, who was successfully treated by radiosurgery. PATIENT: A patient was referred to us with recurrent corneal erosions of unknown origin in his left eye. In addition, he suffered from mild hypoesthesia in the distribution of the first branch of the trigeminal nerve. He was started on topical lubricants (hyaluronic acid 0.5%) and antibiotic ointments (gentamycin), but since no corneal healing occurred, a soft contact lens was applied. The patient developed severe corneal neovascularization within four weeks and the contact lens had to be removed. Three months later an MRI scan was performed, which showed an intracranial tumor originating from the first branch of the trigeminal nerve. Neurinoma of the trigeminal nerve was suspected, and this presumed diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle biopsy. The patient underwent radiosurgery seven weeks later. The epithelium closed, the cornea recovered and stayed stable until the last examination 18 months after radiosurgery. CONCLUSION: Radiosurgery is a promising alternative to conventional microsurgery in cases of neurinomas of the trigeminal nerve including neurotrophic keratopathy, to keep or restore vision.     

立体定向放射治疗脑垂体瘤344例远期疗效观察

目的评价立体定向放射治疗脑垂体瘤在控制肿瘤生长和改变内分泌方面的长期疗效。方法1998年1月至2004年12月,应用伽玛刀治疗垂体腺瘤398例;344例获得随访,随访期18~72个月,平均46个月;针对不同组织类型肿瘤采用相应治疗剂量,应用45%~55%等剂量曲线覆盖肿瘤至少95%以上;无功能腺瘤边缘治疗剂量10~18 Gy(平均14.6 Gy),中心剂量20~36 Gy(平均28.8 Gy);功能性腺瘤边缘治疗剂量12~35 Gy(平均22.7 Gy),中心剂量24~70 Gy(平均52.9 Gy)。结果肿瘤控制生长率达91.6%,症状改善率达85.2%,激素水平下降或恢复正常达86.0%,无死亡,无严重并发症。结论立体定向放射治疗脑垂体瘤无论是对治疗首选还是对术后残存的肿瘤,其控制生长和改善内分泌的作用均是安全和有效的,治疗后影像学改变和内分泌变化与治疗剂量密切相关。     

Pain control by image-guided radiosurgery for solitary spinal metastasis

Precision and accuracy of image-guided spinal radiosurgery has been previously demonstrated. This study was carried out to determine the clinical efficacy of spine radiosurgery for the treatment of solitary spinal metastases with or without cord compression. A total of 49 patients with 61 separate spinal metastases were treated with radiosurgery. All patients had pathologically proven primary cancers and had either synchronous or metachronous metastasis to the spine. The majority of the patients presented with back pain. All patients received single-dose radiosurgery to the involved spine only. The radiosurgery dose ranged from 10 to 16Gy. The primary endpoint was pain control, but outcomes in neurological status and radiological tumor control also were assessed. The median time to pain relief was 14 days and the earliest time of pain relief was within 24hours. Complete pain relief was achieved in 46%, partial relief in 18.9%, and stable symptoms in 16.2%. Relapse of pain at the treated spinal segment was 6.9%. Median duration of pain relief at the treated spine was 13.3 months. Overall pain control rate for one year was 84%. This experience demonstrates that spinal radiosurgery can achieve rapid and durable pain relief. Single-dose radiosurgery has a potential to be a viable treatment option for single spinal metastasis.     

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Postamputation Pain—A Case Report

Many amputees suffer from postamputation pain, which can be extremely debilitating, decrease quality of life, increase the risk of depression, and negatively affect interpersonal relationships and the ability to work. Present methods of treatment, including medications, are often unsatisfactory in reducing postamputation pain. Electrical stimulation of the nerve innervating the painful area could reduce the pain, but peripheral nerve stimulation is rarely used to treat postamputation pain because present methods require invasive surgical access and precise placement of the leads in close proximity (≤ 2 mm) with the nerve. The present study investigated a novel approach to peripheral nerve stimulation in which a lead was placed percutaneously a remote distance (> 1 cm) away from the femoral nerve in a patient with severe residual limb pain (RLP) 33 years following a below‐knee amputation. Electrical stimulation generated ≥ 75% paresthesia coverage, reduced RLP by > 60%, and improved quality of life outcomes as measured by the pain interference scale of the Brief Pain Inventory‐Short Form (100% reduction in pain interference), Pain Disability Index (74% reduction in disability), and the Patient Global Impression of Change (very much improved) during a 2‐week home trial. There were no adverse events. The ability to generate significant paresthesia coverage and pain relief with a single lead inserted percutaneously and remotely from the target nerve holds promise for providing relief of postamputation pain.     

Verifying complete obliteration of carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula: role of color Doppler ultrasonography.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of color Doppler ultrasonography in verifying obliteration of carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula before and after therapeutic embolization or gamma knife radiosurgery. Before treatment, carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula showed the following data on color Doppler ultrasonography: (1) increased blood flow in the common carotid artery (220 to 1264 ml/min with mean+/-SD of 728+/-378 ml/min); internal carotid artery (435 to 1097 ml/min with mean+/-SD of 834+/-216 ml/min) in fistulas of the direct type; and external carotid artery (85 to 257 ml/min with mean+/-SD of 170+/-75 ml/min) in fistulas of the indirect type in comparison to the contralateral side; (2) reverse pulsatile flow or spiculated wave form with turbulent flow in the engorged superior ophthalmic vein on the lesion side in all patients. All of the above abnormal hemodynamic changes became normal in six patients immediately after first embolization, in two patients with balloon embolization combined with subsequent direct embolization by direct puncture through the superior orbital fissure or internal carotid artery embolization, and in five patients after gamma knife radiosurgery at 4, 4, 8, 9, and 9 months, respectively. Color Doppler ultrasonography might be a good modality in long-term follow-up of carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula after gamma knife radiosurgery and embolization.     

SD大鼠C6脑胶质瘤伽玛刀干预前后VEGF的表达变化

目的通过对C6大鼠脑胶质瘤的伽玛刀治疗,检测伽玛刀治疗前后VEGF的变化,探讨伽玛刀治疗胶质瘤作用机制。方法 50只SD大鼠,采用立体定向法对40只SD大鼠进行动物造模,10只作为正常对照组,14 d后对其中20只进行伽玛刀治疗作为治疗组,20只作为肿瘤对照组。伽玛刀治疗后7 d,对所有大鼠处死并应用免疫组化法检测VEGF并进行统计学分析。结果 VEGF在正常大鼠基本没有表达,在肿瘤对照组大鼠中表达增强,伽玛刀照射组VEGF的表达降低。结论伽玛射线可降低大鼠C6脑胶质瘤VEGF表达。