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ArticleFrontiers in neurology

Differential impact of biologically effective dose in distal versus proximal gamma knife targets for trigeminal neuralgia.

Hao Deng, Yuan Gao, Yang Wu, Mengqi Wang, Linglong Xiao, Runlin Chen, Zhujun Zhang, Wei Pan, Wei Wang

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Article in Frontiers in neurology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Hao Deng *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yuan Gao *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yang Wu *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Mengqi WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Linglong XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Runlin ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Zhujun ZhangGamma Knife Center, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Wei PanDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the results of a long-term follow-up series in our center to verify the impact of biologically effective dose (BED) on the efficacy and safety of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS) in the treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia (TN). A total of 138 consecutive cases of primary TN receiving GKS were included. A 4-mm collimator was used for all cases, and a median central dose of 85 Gy (range 70-90 Gy) was prescribed. The Barrow Neurological Institute Pain Scale was adopted to evaluate the severity of TN. The median follow-up period was 65.5 months (range 12-147 months). Overall, 123 (89.1%) patients eventually achieved effective relief. The influence of BED on treatment outcomes varied by target location. For patients with distal targets, BED was a significant predictor of treatment failure (OR: 0.996, 95% CI: 0.992-0.999,

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biologically effective dosegamma knife radiosurgerypain reliefprimary trigeminal neuralgiarecurrence

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PMID40927589
PMCPMC12414993

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