Trigeminal neuralgia is a complex refractory neurologic disease. The foramen ovale puncture performs an important role in nerve anesthesia, balloon compression, focal gamma radiation, microvascular decompression, and radiofrequency nerve rhizotomy when the drug does not work. In this study, we provide some information about foramen oval region. Measuring the point at the distance of 2 cm beneath the zygomaxillare, which is close to the percutaneous insertion point and the center of foramen ovale and foramen spinosum separately, hoping to provide relatively accurate data for clinical treatment and avoiding some side injury of the puncture with computed tomography or x-ray navigation.
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J Neurol Surg B Skull Base
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Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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Front Neurol
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School of International Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Front Genet
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Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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