Efficacy and Safety of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Compression under Local Anesthesia for Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Score</td><td class="align_center">Description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">I</td><td class="align_center">No pain, no medication</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">II</td><td class="align_center">Occasional pain, not requiring medication</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">III</td><td class="align_center">Some pain, adequately controlled with medication</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IV</td><td class="align_center">Some pain, not adequately controlled with medication</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">V</td><td class="align_center">Severe pain, no pain relief</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) pain intensity scale.</div>

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Table 1: Efficacy and Safety of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Compression under Local Anesthesia for Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Study 

Table 1 | Efficacy and Safety of Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Compression under Local Anesthesia for Recurrent Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Study 