neurolysis

[noo͡-rol´……ĭ-sis]

1. release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally.

2. operative breaking up of perineural adhesions.

3. relief of tension upon a nerve obtained by stretching.

4. exhaustion of nervous energy.

5. destruction or dissolution of nerve tissue. adj., adj neurolyt´ic.

neu·rol·y·sis

(nū-rol'i-sis),

1. Destruction of nerve tissue.

2. Freeing of a nerve from inflammatory adhesions or incising its epineurium for decompression.

3. Incising the epineurium of the facial nerve as a part of facial nerve decompression.

[neuro- + G. lysis, dissolution]

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neu·rol·y·sis

(nūr-ol'i-sis)

1. Destruction of nerve tissue.

2. Freeing of a nerve from inflammatory adhesions.

[neuro- + G. lysis, dissolution]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

neu·rol·y·sis

(nūr-ol'i-sis)

1. Destruction of nerve tissue.

2. Procedure to free a nerve from inflammatory adhesions or incising its epineurium for decompression.

[neuro- + G. lysis, dissolution]

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In this study we tried to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency induced trigeminal neurolysis at different intervals.

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Phenol neurolysis of peripheral nerves for spasticity has been well described in the literature as a neurolytic agent for the past 30 years.

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Dr Ramji Swaminathan, specialist anaesthesia, heading the pain clinic at New Medial Centre, said: "Discussing pain, the most debilitating one is that suffered by a cancer patient; and conventionally, uncontrolled pain has been treated by injections of phenol to the nerves or nerve plexuses (network of nerves) that supplies blood to the affected area (also called chemical neurolysis).

Interventional therapy latest method in pain management

In: Ray P, Techniques of neurolysis. Boston: Kluwer Academic; 1989: 57-72.

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