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. 1986;49(3):105-11.
doi: 10.1159/000100135.

Long-term follow-up study of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy for pain relief--report of 34 cases

K Amano, H Kawamura, T Tanikawa, H Kawabatake, M Notani, H Iseki, T Shiwaku, T Nagao, Y Iwata, T Taira, et al.

Long-term follow-up study of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy for pain relief--report of 34 cases

K Amano et al. Appl Neurophysiol. 1986.

Abstract

A long-term follow-up study of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy (RMR) for pain relief is presented. 34 patients (24 males and 10 females) were operated. Ages ranged from 18 to 65 years. The follow-up period was 1-70 months. The overall effectiveness of RMR showed good relief of pain in 23 patients (67%). The study of effectiveness of RMR according to type of pain showed good relief of pain in 5 out of 6 patients (83%) with nondenervation pain, whereas satisfactory pain relief was obtained in 18 out of 28 patients (64%) with denervation pain.

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