P.023 Clinical and patient satisfaction outcomes after partial sensory rhizotomy for refractory trigeminal neuralgia among MS patients

Abstract

Background: MS related trigeminal neuralgia (MS-TN) is associated with high recurrence and retreatment rates. Optimal treatment and role for partial sensory rhizotomy (PSR) for MS-TN remains to be determined. Methods: We analyzed time to treatment failure (TTF) after PSR (n=14) versus other prior procedures (n=53) among 12 consecutively treated MS-TN patients. Kaplan-Meier curves and Log-Rank tests were utilized to compare BNI pain scores and TTF after PSR vs prior procedures using the same patient cohort as their own control group. Subsequent analysis compared TTF after PSR to other procedures (n=93) among a second cohort of 18 MS-TN patients not undergoing PSR. Results: TTF was significantly longer after PSR compared to prior procedures among the PSR cohort (p<0.0001) with median TTF of 79 vs 10 months respectively. Similarly, there was a longer TTF after PSR compared to prior procedures among the MS-TN cohort with median TTF 79 vs 16 months respectively (p<0.001). PSR resulted in a higher proportion of excellent pain scores when compared to prior procedures in the MS-TN cohort (77% vs 29%, p<0.001). Conclusions: TTF was significantly longer following partial sensory rhizotomy compared to other prior procedures in MS-TN patients. A higher proportion of patients achieved excellent BNI pain scores after PSR.