Personal experience with microvascular decompression and partial sensory rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia
Background Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe, paroxysmal pain in the distribution of the fifth cranial nerve. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the most widely used surgical treatment for TN. We undertook this study to analyze the effects of and complications of MVD and to refine the surgical...
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Language: | English |
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine
2021-07-01
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Series: | Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-yujm.org/upload/pdf/yujm-2020-00745.pdf |