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