Personal experience with microvascular decompression and partial sensory rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia

Personal experience with microvascular decompression and partial sensory rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia

Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe, paroxysmal pain in the distribution of the fifth cranial nerve. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the most widely used surgical treatment for TN. We undertook this study to analyze the effects of and complications of MVD and to refine the surgical...

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Main Authors: Jung Hwan Lee, Jae Meen Lee, Chang Hwa Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2021-07-01
Series:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
microvascular decompression surgery
rhizotomy
treatment outcome
trigeminal neuralgia
Online Access:http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2020-00745.pdf

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