Background: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a common cause of facial pain. Purpose: To answer
the following questions: 1) In patients with TN, how often does routine neuroimaging (CT, …

… Burchiel’s study highly impressive and contributory, I emphasize that in the diagnostic
phase of atypical facial pain, it is essential that an experienced physician evaluate whether …

Study Design A comprehensive survey of literature on the proposed mechanisms and treatment
of pain and spasticity after spinal cord injury (SCI) was completed. Objectives To define …

Context Deep brain stimulation is an accepted treatment for advanced Parkinson disease (PD),
although there are few randomized trials comparing treatments, and most studies …

Background Deep-brain stimulation is the surgical procedure of choice for patients with
advanced Parkinson's disease. The globus pallidus interna and the subthalamic nucleus are …

Objective Glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) exerts potent trophic influence
on midbrain dopaminergic neurons. This randomized controlled clinical trial was designed to …

Several issues regarding diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, and surgical treatment of
trigeminal neuralgia (TN) are still unsettled. The American Academy of Neurology and the …

Objective: To assess the safety, tolerability, and biological activity of glial cell line-derived
neurotrophic factor (GDNF) administered by an implanted intracerebroventricular (ICV) …

Objectives: Our objective was to compare long-term outcomes of deep brain stimulation (DBS)
of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) and subthalamic nucleus (STN) for patients with …

… Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Burchiel, Favre, and
Hammerstad. Statistical analysis: Anderson and Favre. Obtained funding: Burchiel and Favre. …