Neurapraxia in patients with trigeminal neuralgia but no identifiable neurovascular conflict during microvascular decompression: a retrospective analysis of 26 cases

Abstract Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the first choice in patients with classic trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) that could not be sufficiently controlled by pharmacological treatment. However, neurovascular conflict (NVC) could not be identified during MVD in all patients. To describe...

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Main Authors: Juan Li, Min Zhou, Yuhai Wang, Sze Chai Kwok, Jia Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01469-3