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Long-term results of microvascular decompression with video endoscopy in the treatment of patients with atypical trigeminal neuralgia [PDF]
Background: The incidence of atypical trigeminal neuralgia (aNTN) varies from 1 to 7 per 100,000 population per year. The main cause of its development is compression of the trigeminal nerve (TN) root by a vein and/or artery in the cerebellar cistern. To
Aleksey G. Vinokurov +8 more
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Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) is a facial pain disorder often caused by arterial compression of the trigeminal nerve. Microvascular decompression (MVD) remains the most definitive treatment for this disorder, with a reported cure rate between 60 ...
A. Abougamil +3 more
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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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Microvascular Decompression using Muscle Graft for Vertebral Artery Medullary Compression Syndrome
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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Autologous bone fragments for skull reconstruction after microvascular decompression
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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Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a review of twenty-one operated cases
Background Microvascular decompression of facial nerve provides definitive and long-term cure for hemifacial spasm. We review our experience of treating hemifacial spasm by microvascular decompression.
Amey P. Patankar
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Classical trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) is a unilateral and severe facial pain disease, which seriously affects the patient's quality of life. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is currently the most effective surgical method, and it is the only treatment ...
Gui Yu +7 more
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Microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia - a prospective study of 115 patients
Background Trigeminal neuralgia is a severe facial pain disorder. Microvascular decompression is first choice surgical treatment of patients with classical TN.
Anne Sofie Schott Andersen +7 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia recurrence: a comparison of microvascular decompression and percutaneous balloon compression: a five years follow-up study [PDF]
Background: About 50% of patients that suffer from trigeminal neuralgia do not experience sustained benefit from the use of oral medication. For their adequate management, a few surgical procedures are available.
Jennyfer Paulla Galdino CHAVES +4 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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