Neurorehabilitation strategies: Assessing the impact on postoperative psychological state, pain, and complications in trigeminal neuralgia.

BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia is a difficult clinical situation marked by excruciating pain that requires efficient postoperative measures. In patients with trigeminal neuralgia, this study sought to investigate the effects of ongoing rehabilitation intervention on postoperative outcomes, including psychological state, pain, and complications. The aim was to provide new perspectives and treatment strategies for the management of this crippling illness. NEW METHOD: Between January 2021 and December 2022, 120 patients receiving treatment for trigeminal neuralgia were randomized to either the observation or control groups. The observation group received a continuous and comprehensive rehabilitation intervention that included elements of the control group's regimen, while the control group received standard health education and dietary guidance interventions through the use of a digital table method. The assessment of pain scales (VAS), self-rating depression scales (SDS), self-rating anxiety scales (SAS), and complication rates were all part of the postoperative follow-up. RESULTS: At seven days following surgery, there were no appreciable variations in the observation and control groups' VAS, SAS, and SDS scores (P > 0.05). Nevertheless, the observation group showed significantly lower VAS and SAS scores than the control group at 6 months and 1 year following surgery (P < 0.05). The observation group's SDS score was significantly lower than the control group's one year after surgery (P < 0.001). In comparison to the control group, the observation group also showed a lower overall complication rate (P < 0.05), especially in the cases of facial herpes and vertigo. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS: Our ongoing, all-encompassing rehabilitation approach demonstrated better results than current approaches in terms of long-lasting pain alleviation, enhanced mental health, and lower rates of complications in patients with trigeminal neuralgia following surgery. This implies that, in comparison to traditional methods, incorporating rehabilitation strategies may provide greater therapeutic benefits. CONCLUSION: Continuous comprehensive rehabilitation intervention can effectively reduce the degree of postoperative pain in patients with trigeminal neuralgia, help to regulate their psychological state, and reduce the occurrence of complications, which has certain clinical application value.

Eficacia de la estimulación eléctrica transcutánea en la neuralgia del trigémino / Efficacy of transcutaneous electrical stimulation in trigeminal neuralgia

Objetivo. Conocer si en la literatura publicada existe evidencia sobre la efectividad de la estimulación eléctrica transcutánea (TENS) como tratamiento de la sintomatología en la neuralgia del trigémino. Estrategia de búsqueda y selección de estudios. Se identificaron 221 publicaciones mediante búsqueda electrónica en varias bases de datos. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: artículos en inglés o español publicados desde enero del 2000 hasta mayo del 2014, ensayos controlados y casos clínicos. Como criterio de exclusión se estableció: estudios que aborden la neuralgia del trigémino con fisioterapia que no sea con TENS, y aquellos que no se correspondan con la tipología de estudios incluidos. Síntesis de resultados. Se incluyeron 2 estudios en la revisión. Conclusiones. Parece ser que la utilización de esta técnica mejora el dolor y el estado funcional en estos paciente. Son necesarios un mayor número de estudios para determinar la eficacia de los TENS en la neuralgia del trigémino (AU)

Objective. To determine whether there is published evidence on the clinical effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Search strategy and study selection. We identified 221 publications by searching several electronic databases. The inclusion criteria were English or Spanish articles published from January 2000 to May 2014, controlled trials, and case reports. Exclusion criteria consisted of studies addressing trigeminal neuralgia with physical therapy other than TENS, and those that did not correspond to the type of studies included. Results. We included 2 2 studies in the review. Conclusions. It seems that the use of this technique improves pain and functional status in these patients. It takes a greater number of studies to determine the efficacy of TENS in trigeminal neuralgia (AU)

Trigeminal neuralgia: literature review

The trigeminal nerve, fifth equal of cranial nerves, a mixed nerve is considered by possessing motor and sensitive components. The sensitive portion takes to the Nervous System Central somesthesics information from the skin and mucous membrane of great area of the face, being responsible also for a neural disease, known as the Trigeminal Neuralgia. The aim of this study was to review the literature on the main characteristics of Trigeminal Neuralgia, the relevant aspects for the diagnosis and treatment options for this pathology. This neuralgia is characterized by hard pains and sudden, similar to electric discharges, with duration between a few seconds to two minutes, in the trigeminal nerve sensorial distribution. The pain is unchained by light touches in specific points in the skin of the face or for movements of the facial muscles, it can be caused by traumatic sequels or physiologic processes degenerative associate the vascular compression. Prevails in the senior population, frequently in the woman. In a unilateral way it attacks more the maxillary and mandibular divisions, rarely happens in a simultaneous way in the three branches of trigeminal nerve three branches.

[Physical factors in the combined treatment of trigeminal prosopalgias]. / Fizicheskie faktory v kompleksnom lechenii trigeminal'nykh prozopalgii.

Multiple-modality treatment of 112 patients with odontogenic alveolar and trigeminal neuropathies and neuropathic complications after alcoholization is carried out. A differentiated approach to prescribing physical factors to patients with different types of prosopalgia is developed.

Tratamiento de la neuralgia del trigémino con gabapentin; correlación experimental

Gabapentin fue evaluado en pacientes con diagnóstico de neuralgia trigeminal y correlacionando sus efectos en un modelo experimental animal. Estos animales fueron estimulados a nivel de la pulpa dental a través de microelectrodos de acero inoxidable implantados a permanencia con acrílico dental para precipitar crisis paroxísticas de dolor. Registros unitarios, y potenciales evocados obtenidos fueron evaluados durante las crisis de dolor y bajo el efecto de Gabapentin o la combinación de carbamazepina-Gapentin. Los pacientes incluidos en este trabajo habían permanecidos por varios años bajo tratamiento con carbamazepina-Gabapentin y presentando remisión de las crisis. Estos fueron divididos en dos grupos A y B de seis pacientes cada uno. El grupo A recibió Gabapentin monoterapia y el grupo B la combinación de Gabapentin-carbamazepina. Los animales del modelo de neuralgia experimental tambien fueron divididos en dos grupos A y B de tres animales cada uno. La correlación neurofisiológica clínica experimental demostró el efecto de los medicamentos utilizados junto con el sitio de acción a nivel del sistema trigeminal y de las organizaciones celulares del Sistema Nervioso Central. Ambos medicamentos fueron eficaces en el tratamiento de la neuralgia trigeminal, pero más marcado fue el tratamiento combinado. Gabapentin actúa a nivel sináptico iniciandose en el primer retardo sináptico del sistema trigeminal incrementando el mecanismo básico de la inhibición, en cambio la carbamazepina actúa por interacción con los canales iónicos de sodio y potasio deprimiendo el mecanismo básico de la excitación iniciandose al nivel de los mecanoreceptores de bajo umbral

[A differentiated approach to the choice of physiotherapy methods in trigeminal prosopalgia]. / Differentsirovannyi podkho k vyboru metodov fizioterapii trigeminal'nykh prozopalgii.

148 patients with trigeminal neuralgia, odontogenic neuropathies of the alveolar nerves, neuropathy of the main trigeminal nerves and their sensitive branches, neuropathic complications after alcoholization received individually selected physiotherapy in each prosopalgia in acute and subacute period. Adequate choice of physical factors and physiotherapy is dependent on careful examination of the patient with consideration of topical and pathogenetic features of the disease.