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Diffusion tensor imaging reveals microstructural alteration of the trigeminal nerve root in classical trigeminal neuralgia without neurovascular compression and correlation with outcome after internal neurolysis.
Abstract
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been used to detect microstructural alteration and effect of surgical treatment of the trigeminal nerve root (TR) in patients with classical trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) underwent microvascular decompression (MVD). Patients with CTN without neurovascular compression (woNVC) is a special population of TN, however, the pathogenesy of CTN woNVC and the mechanism of internal neurolysis (IN) remain unknown.