Effects of Microvascular Decompression on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Late Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia

Effects of Microvascular Decompression on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Late Elderly Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia

Pharmacotherapy is frequently selected over surgical interventions for late elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). However, medication may affect these patients' activities of daily living (ADL). Hence, we investigated the effect of the surgical treatment of TN on ADL in older patient...

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Main Authors: Yusuke OTSU, Sosho KAJIWARA, Aya HASHIMOTO, Kiyohiko SAKATA, Tetsuya NEGOTO, Yu HASEGAWA, Hideo NAKAMURA, Masaru HIROHATA, Motohiro MORIOKA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2023-06-01
Series:Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
Subjects:
trigeminal neuralgia
elderly
microvascular decompression
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/nmc/63/6/63_2022-0288/_pdf/-char/en

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