Pain Evaluation in Essential Trigeminal Neuralgia of Essential Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatments

Abstract

Essential trigeminal neuralgia has questioned treatment methods. The following five treatment methods of the essential trigeminal neuralgia: low power laser (low level laser therapy – LLLT), perineural infiltrations with streptomycin, skin grafts, sciatic nerve grafts and neurectomy have been evaluated taking in account seven parameters (criteria): hospitalization period, remission period, pain relief, decrease in the number of crises, decrease in pain level, decrease of the pain area, and decrease in medication. We give a multiple criteria procedure for ranking the treatment methods of the essential trigeminal neuralgia for the set of all evaluation criteria.