Testing nerve recordings to improve facial pain rhizotomy
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This study looks at special nerve testing (nerve recordings) in adults who are scheduled for a procedure called percutaneous rhizotomy for facial pain. The goal is to see whether these recordings can help improve how the procedure works and affects pain.
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Who can take part
- You are age 18 or older
- You have a percutaneous rhizotomy procedure already scheduled for facial pain
- Your facial pain is clearly from trigeminal neuralgia (TGN), not an unclear cause
- Your rhizotomy procedure is not canceled
- You do not have a history of facial pain conditions (like TMD or TGN), migraine, or other long-term pain disorders (such as fibromyalgia, IBS, CRPS)
Quick eligibility check
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