Microvascular decompression: a contemporary update [PDF]
Background Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the gold-standard surgical treatment for cranial nerve compression disorders, including trigeminal neuralgia (TN), hemifacial spasm (HFS), and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN).
Inibehe Ime Okon +20 more
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Experimental Study of a Newly Developed Prosthesis and Its Initial Clinical Use in Microvascular Decompression Surgery [PDF]
This study aimed to develop a new, refined, and easy-to-use microvascular decompression surgical prosthesis and report its processability, uniformity, stability, and clinical safety.
Mitsuhiro HASEGAWA +3 more
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How I do it: identification and preservation of trigeminocerebellar artery from superior petrosal vein during endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia [PDF]
Background The superior petrosal vein (SPV) frequently impedes surgical access to the trigeminal nerve (TN) during microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia.
Raj Kumar Pannem +3 more
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Autologous Fibrin Glue in Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm [PDF]
Adhesive materials are widely used in microvascular decompression for treating neurovascular compression syndromes. They play an important role in the critical step of vessel fixation.
Ken MATSUSHIMA +3 more
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Acute brain swelling due to intraoperative supratentorial subdural hematoma during microvascular decompression: a case report [PDF]
BackgroundMicrovascular decompression (MVD) is the primary treatment for cranial neurovascular compression syndromes. The most critical complication is hemorrhage during or after surgery.
Jia Shi, Jiachao Cao, Qiang Zhou
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Case report: Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia
Microvascular decompression is safe, effective, and micro-invasive. Due to these advantages, it has become the mainstream treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, and hemifacial spasm.
Haotian Jiang +8 more
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Case report: Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia
With the advances in endoscopic technology, endoscopy is widely used in many neurosurgical procedures, such as microvascular decompression, which is an effective method to treat glossopharyngeal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and facial spasm.
Haotian Jiang +8 more
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Background: Trigeminal Neuralgia is a common condition of facial pain and its significantly affect patients’ daily life. Microvascular decompression is one of the interventional pain management for trigeminal neuralgia.
Elena Ghentilis Fitri Amelia +3 more
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Background: Microvascular decompression has been established as a primary treatment for hemifacial spasm. Intraoperative monitoring is used during the surgery to guide neurosurgeons to determine whether the decompression of facial nerve from the vessel ...
Setyo Widi Nugroho +5 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia: new classification and diagnostic grading for practice and research [PDF]
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an exemplary condition of neuropathic facial pain. However, formally classifying TN as neuropathic pain based on the grading system of the International Association for the Study of Pain is complicated by the requirement of ...
CRUCCU, Giorgio +8 more
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