Ventrolateral Partial Dorsal Root Entry Zone Rhizotomy for Occipital Neuralgia

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Medically refractory occipital neuralgia (ON) has been treated with a variety of neuroablative procedures. The present case report supports the effectiveness of ventrolateral partial rhizotomy (pVL-DREZ) of the C1 to C3 cervical dorsal roots, a relatively unknown procedure.

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Main Authors: Serge Rasskazoff, Anthony M Kaufmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/784750
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