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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2012.52.1.42

Microvascular Decompression for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia : Short-Term Follow-Up Results and Prognostic Factors  

Tucer, Bulent (Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University, Medical School)
Ekici, Mehmet Ali (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital)
Demirel, Serkan (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Soke State Hospital)
Basarslan, Seyit Kagan (Department of Neurosurgery, Mustafa Kemal University)
Koc, Rahmi Kemal (Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University, Medical School)
Guclu, Bulent (Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.52, no.1, 2012 , pp. 42-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : The aim of this prospective study was to demonstrate the influence of some factors on the prognosis of microvascular decompression in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia. Methods : The results of microvascular decompression (MVD) in 37 patients with trigeminal neuralgia were evaluated at 6 months after surgery and were compared with clinical and operative findings. Results : The sex of the patient, the patient's age at surgery, the side of the pain, and the duration of symptoms before surgery did not play any significant roles in prognosis. Also, the visual analogue scale (VAS) of the patient, the duration of each pain attack, and the frequency of pain over 24 hours did not play any significant roles in prognosis. In addition, intraoperative detection of the type of conflicting vessel, the degree of severity of conflict, and the location of the conflict around the circumference of the root did not play any roles in prognosis. The only factors affecting the prognosis in MVD surgery were intraoperative detection of the site of the conflict along the root and neuroradiological compression signs on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Conclusion : These findings demonstrated that if neurovascular compression is seen on preoperative MRI/MRA and/or compression is found intraoperative at the root entry zone, then the patient will most likely benefit from MVD surgery.
Keywords
Cranial nerve vascular compression syndromes; Microvascular decompression; Prognosis; Trigeminal neuralgia;
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