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Primary study · included by 1 review

Outcomes and predictive factors after second stereotactic radiosurgery for refractory trigeminal neuralgia

Loving 2025 · Loving Bailey A., Oyeniyi Jacob F., Ramanathan Siddharth, et al. · Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology · 2025

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Repeat gamma knife radiosurgery for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Loving 2025 · Table 1; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Facial hypoesthesia after repeat GKRS
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · After repeat GKRS
Proportion (%) 39.04 [26.65, 51.42]12 studies · 564 participantsGRADE not reported
Dysesthesia after repeat GKRS
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · After repeat GKRS
Proportion (%) 7.45 [2.59, 14.11]3 studies · 112 participantsGRADE not reported
Masticatory deficit after repeat GKRS
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · After repeat GKRS
Proportion (%) 2.93 [0.00, 9.04]2 studies · 67 participantsGRADE not reported
BNI pain score I-III (favorable pain outcome) after prior treatment
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · Before repeat GKRS (after prior treatment)
Proportion (%) 70.57 [25.81, 94.30]10 studies · 481 participantsGRADE not reported
Paresthesia after repeat GKRS
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · After repeat GKRS
Proportion (%) 11.81 [5.64, 19.57]3 studies · 92 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.