Effectiveness and safety of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

We describe the case of a 99-year-old woman, the oldest reported patient with GPN treated successfully with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. We conclude that Gamma Knife radiosurgery for GPN can be both effective and very well tolerated in the elderly and deserves further study and careful consideration as a treatment option in this population. PMID: 23814384 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research