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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Predictive and prognostic factors for outcome of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia.

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2022 Feb 01


J Chin Med Assoc


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35175243?dopt=Abstract


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Predictive and prognostic factors for outcome of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia.

Authors

Predictive and prognostic factors for outcome of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia.
Huang C-W, Yang M-Y, Cheng W-Y, Pan S-Y, Wang C-L, Lai W-Y, Lin T-W, Liu S-Y, Huang Y-F, Lai C-M, Shen C-C
J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Feb 01; 85(2):198-203.
PMID: 35175243.

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a disease characterized by recurring, short-lived, electric shock-like pain experienced on one side of the face. Microvascular decompression (MVD) is one of the most effective surgical interventions for resolving TN caused by neurovascular compression. This study aimed to determine the predictive and prognostic factors of surgical outcomes.
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