Trigeminal neuralgia: new classification and diagnostic grading for practice and research [PDF]
, 2016 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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Autologous bone fragments for skull reconstruction after microvascular decompression
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Various methods are used to reconstruct the skull after microvascular decompression, giving their own advantages and disadvantages. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of using autologous bone fragments for skull ...
Yuankun Cai +10 more
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Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: A severe, intermittent pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution area on one side of the face is known as trigeminal neuralgia. The primary pathophysiological cause of trigeminal neuralgia is neurovascular compression, which results in ...
Ebrahim Atiah +2 more
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Microvascular Decompression using Muscle Graft for Vertebral Artery Medullary Compression Syndrome
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 It is well known that brainstem dysfunction may be caused by vascular compression of the medulla oblongata. However, only a limited number of reports have found microvascular decompression surgery to be an effective treatment for symptomatic patients ...
Prasanna Karki +5 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2022 Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting is common in patients receiving microvascular decompression. In the current study, we examined whether postoperative nausea and vomiting is associated with reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) after ...
Yuantao Hou +4 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia - diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by touch-evoked unilateral brief shock-like paroxysmal pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. In addition to the paroxysmal pain, some patients also have continuous pain.
Bendtsen, Lars +3 more
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Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia as a cause of trigeminal neuralgia: the role of microvascular decompression. Case report [PDF]
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2006 Our purpose is to report a case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia treated with microvascular decompression. A 63-year-old man sought treatment for a recurrent lancinating left facial pain in V2 and V3 trigeminal territories.
Jorge Luiz Kraemer +3 more
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Cranial neuralgias: from physiopathology to pharmacological treatment [PDF]
, 2008 Cranial neuralgias are paroxysmal painful disorders of the head characterised by some shared features such as unilaterality of symptoms, transience and recurrence of attacks, superficial and "shock-like" quality of pain and the presence of triggering ...
BILO, LEONILDA +4 more
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Spontaneous Iliopsoas Hematoma following Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer. [PDF]
, 2017 Spontaneous hematoma within the iliopsoas muscle (SIH) is a rare complication most commonly seen in coagulopathic patients. Often, patients undergoing microvascular free tissue transfer are anticoagulated for anastomotic patency.
Alemi, A Sean +5 more
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Analysis of wave III of brain stem auditory evoked potential waveforms during microvascular decompression of cranial nerve VII for hemifacial spasm [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION:: Intraoperative monitoring of brain stem auditory evoked potential during microvascular decompression (MVD) prevent hearing loss (HL). Previous studies have shown that changes in wave III (wIII) are an early and sensitive sign of auditory ...
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