Mohammad Ashraf, Fauzia Sajjad, Syed Shahzad Hussain, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema, Sundus Ali, Hira Umar, Conor S Gillespie, Umar Faiz, Abia Shahid, Muhammad Akmal, Naveed Ashraf
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the long-term outcome of microvascular decompression (MVD) utilizing autologous muscle for trigeminal neuralgia (TGN). METHODS: A retrospective review was performed of all first-time MVD patients for typical classic TGN without prior surgical intervention who were treated between 2000 and 2019 at a tertiary supraregional neurosurgery practice. Demographic characteristics, surgical findings, operative results, complications, and recurrence rates at 1 year, 5 years, and last follow-up were collected...
April 12, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery