Older Patients Have Better Pain Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia

Abstract

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) increases in prevalence with age. Although microvascular decompression (MVD) is the most effective long-term operative treatment for TN, its use in older patient populations has been debated due to its invasive nature. Recent studies have demonstrated safety of MVD in older patients; however, efficacy data are more limited.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2018
Source ID
10.1093/neuros/nyy011

Entities

People

  • David Huie
  • Emad N. Eskandar
  • Gabriel Sneh
  • Sarah K Bick

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Harvard University

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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