[Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, ganglioneuritis of the pterygopalatine ganglion and other types of prosopalgias by helium-neon laser irradiation of the pterygopalatine ganglion]. / Lechenie nevralgii troinichnogo nerva, ganglionevrita krylonebnoogo uzla i drugikh vidov prozopalgii oblucheniem krylonebnogo uzla gelii-neonovym lazerom.

The authors describe a method of contact helium-neon laser irradiation of the pterygopalatine node through lateral wall of the nasal cavity. The technique was employed in patients with trigeminal neuralgia, ganglioneuritis of pterygopalatine node, other forms of prosopalgia. Altogether 78 patients were treated. The initial course relieved pain in 56 patients. In 44 patients the remission has been persisting for 2 years.