Abstract
Abstract. A long-term follow-up study of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy (RMR) for pain relief is presented. 34 patients (24 males and 10 females) were operated. Ages ranged from 18 to 65 years. The follow-up period was 1–70 months. The overall effectiveness of RMR showed good relief of pain in 23 patients (67%). The study of effectiveness of RMR according to type of pain showed good relief of pain in 5 out of 6 patients (83%) with nondenervation pain, whereas satisfactory pain relief was obtained in 18 out of 28 patients (64%) with denervation pain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 105-111 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1986 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Mesencephalon
- Midbrain
- Pain relief
- Reticular formation
- Reticulotomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
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Amano, K., Kawamura, H., Tanikawa, T., Kawabatake, H., Notani, M., Iseki, H., Shiwaku, T., Nagao, T., Iwata, Y., Taira, T., Umezawa, Y., Simizu, T., & Kitamura, K. (1986). Long-term follow-up study of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy for pain relief – report of 34 cases. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 49(3), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1159/000100135