Evaluation of the brain functional connectivity networks using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in patients with trigeminal neuralgia - NI

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•Inclusion criteria for patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN):
•Patients with diagnosis of TN with significant pain, i.e., Barrow Neurological Institute scale score (BNI) of 4 and 5) and giving consent for functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and heart rate variability (HRV) recordings.
•Patients who are likely to undergo radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and are unwilling for surgery for treatment of TN, (when patients are refractory to medical management by atleast 2 drugs of optimal dose or developed side effects to drugs) in future, will be recruited in to the study.
•Inclusion criteria for controls: Age and gender matched volunteers, aged 35-60 years of both sexes will be included as controls.

•Absence of patient consent, inability to perform fNIRS or HRV studies, patients who are likely to undergo surgery or gamma knife radiosurgery for treatment of TN if pain persists.
•For controls: Volunteers with any type of chronic pain or if they are on any medications which can modulate the brain connectivity patterns will be excluded.

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ational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)