Abstract

The etiology of trigeminal neuralgia is heterogeneous and the pathomechanism has not been established yet. Along with the development of the medicin, innovative techniques are being discovered and they are an alternative or complementary method to the pharmacological treatment. The percutaneous thermal electrocoagulation of Gasserian ganglion is one of these techniques. It is an effective and quite safe method especially for the old and seriously ill patients. Repeatability, low costs of procedure and hospitalisation are additional assets in comparison with microvascular decompression.