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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Microvascular Decompression with or without Partial Sensory Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia.

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2020


J Pain Res


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32104052?dopt=Abstract


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The Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Microvascular Decompression with or without Partial Sensory Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia.

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The Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Microvascular Decompression with or without Partial Sensory Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Liu R, Deng Z, Zhang L, Liu Y, Wang Z, Yu Y
J Pain Res. 2020; 13:301-312.
PMID: 32104052.

Abstract

Microvascular decompression (MVD) and MVD combined with partial sensory rhizotomy (PSR) are effective surgical treatments for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of both MVD and MVD+PSR for the treatment of TN and to identify the factors that may influence the long-term outcomes after MVD or MVD+PSR.
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