Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D. - Purpose of Balloon Compression surgery
	Samuel Barnett, M.D. - Balloon Compression Procedure
	Samuel Barnett, M.D. - Balloon Compression Candidates
	Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D. - Who is a good Balloon Compression candidate?
	Jeffrey A. Brown, M.D. - Balloon Compression expectations
	Samuel Barnett, M.D. - What to expect after a Balloon Compression procedure
	Samuel Barnett, M.D. - Balloon Compression for patients who have already had other procedures

Percutaneous Procedure - Balloon Compression

General anesthesia is used for the balloon compression destructive procedure.  Trigeminal neuralgia patients with V1 branch, eye and scalp pain, are good candidates for this destructive procedure because damage to fibers which would affect the corneal reflex can be avoided.  Complications may include loss of chewing strength on the treated side and numbness.

Cavernous sinus fistula following percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal ganglion
http://jnsonline.org/jns/issues/v103n1/pdf/n1030176.pdf

Compression of gasserian ganglion and trigeminal root with balloon in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: prospective study of 40 patients
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000600027&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en

Masticatory problems after balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia: a longitudinal study

Nerve Injury/Destructive Procedures (Rhizotomies)

Percutaneous Balloon Compression for the Treatment of Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia: Long-Term Outcome in 29 Patients
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Doi=138770

Percutaneous balloon compression for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: results in 56 patients based on balloon compression pressure monitoring
http://thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/foc.2005.18.5.11

Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Trigeminal Neuralgias and Autonomic Cephalalgias

Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression : experience in 40 patients.
http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2000;volume=48;issue=4;spage=330;epage=2;aulast=Natarajan

Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia—part I pressure recordings
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TCB-482WWJW-W&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&

Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion balloon compression for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, part II: results related to compression duration
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TCB-495NWBM-R&

Perioperative and long-term operative outcomes after surgery for trigeminal neuralgia: microvascular decompression vs percutaneous balloon ablation

Variable size percutaneous balloon compression of the gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia.
http://www.nextbio.com/b/literature/literature.nb

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