Primary study · included by 1 review

Repeat gamma knife radiosurgery for refractory or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: treatment outcomes and quality-of-life assessment

Herman 2004 · Herman Joseph M, Petit Joshua H, Amin Pradip, et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · 2004

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Repeat gamma knife radiosurgery for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Herman 2004 · Table 1; Fig. 3-6
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
BNI pain score I-III (favorable pain outcome) after latest treatment
Repeat Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) vs No comparator (single-arm) · After latest (repeat) treatment
Proportion (%) 76.68 [69.70, 82.46]13 studies · 606 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

1 including review in total.