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Valentina Camera

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A multicenter survey on access to care in Multiple Sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia

2021

The prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is higher than in the general population and its management can be particularly challenging due to a number of reasons including high recurrence rates, lack of MS-specific treatment guidelines and uncertainties about pain pathophysiology. Aim of this cross-sectional, multicentre survey was to gather information on the current treatment modalities and options of MS-related TN across 23 Italian MS centres. Initial medical management (carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine) of MS-related TN was fairly homogeneous throughout Italian centres. The most commonly available surgical procedure was microvascular decompression…

medicine.medical_specialtyMultiple Sclerosismultiple sclerosis; trigeminal neuralgiaCross-sectional studymedicine.medical_treatmentPopulationMicrovascular decompressionHealth Services Accessibility03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieTrigeminal neuralgiaMultiple SclerosimedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineIntensive care medicineeducationOxcarbazepineRetrospective StudiesCross-Sectional Studieeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryMultiple sclerosisRetrospective cohort studyTrigeminal Neuralgiamedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional StudiesTreatment OutcomeItalyNeurologyMulticenter surveyNeurology (clinical)businessMultiple Sclerosis; Trigeminal neuralgia; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Italy; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Multiple Sclerosis; Trigeminal NeuralgiaTrigeminal neuralgia030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHumanmedicine.drugJournal of the Neurological Sciences
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Characteristics and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis-related trigeminal neuralgia: An Italian multi-centre study

2019

Abstract Background The prevalence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients is higher than in the general population and its management can be particularly challenging. Our aim is to describe the characteristics, treatment and prognostic factors of MS-related TN in a retrospective multicentre study. Methods Neurologists members of the RIREMS group (Rising Researchers in MS) enrolled MS patients with a TN diagnosis and filled out a spreadsheet comprising their clinical data. Results Population consisted of 298 patients. First-choice preventive treatments were carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine. A surgical procedure was performed in 81 (30%) patients, most commonly gamma …

Pediatricsmedicine.medical_treatmentmultiple sclerosismicrovascular decompression surgerytime factors0302 clinical medicineRadiofrequency thermocoagulationTrigeminal neuralgiaMultiple SclerosiOutcome Assessment Health Careitalymiddle agedpain030212 general & internal medicineOxcarbazepinehumanseducation.field_of_studytrigeminal neuralgiaadultDisability; Multiple Sclerosis; Pain; Trigeminal neuralgiaradiosurgeryGeneral MedicineAnalgesics Non-Narcotichealth carefollow-up studiesSettore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIAagedretrospective studiesfemaleNeurologydisability; multiple sclerosis; pain; trigeminal neuralgia; adult; aged; analgesics non-narcotic; female; follow-up studies; humans; italy; male; microvascular decompression surgery; middle aged; multiple sclerosis; radiosurgery; retrospective studies; severity of illness index; sex factors; time factors; trigeminal neuralgia; neurosurgical procedures; outcome assessment health careanalgesicsTrigeminal neuralgiamedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyMultiple SclerosisPopulationPainMicrovascular decompression03 medical and health sciencesmalemedicineseverity of illness indexeducationoutcome assessmentDisabilitybusiness.industryMultiple sclerosisCarbamazepinemedicine.diseaseneurosurgical proceduresDiscontinuationsex factorsdisabilitynon-narcoticNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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