Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
| Autor: | Francis P, de Matas M, Miles Jb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Microvascular decompression medicine.disease Neurotomy Magnetic resonance angiography Surgery Nerve compression syndrome Trigeminal neuralgia medicine Neuralgia Cranial nerve disease Trigeminal Nerve Diseases medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurosurgery. 92:715-717 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3085 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/jns.2000.92.4.0715 |
| Popis: | ✓ The authors report on three patients suffering from coexistent trigeminal neuralgia (TGN) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease who, based on preoperative magnetic resonance tomographic angiography findings, underwent microvascular decompression. All patients had demonstrable neural compression and all experienced immediate postoperative pain relief. Symptoms recurred in one patient and required a second procedure in the form of a neurotomy. Two patients suffered from bilateral TGN.When a patient with TGN suffers coexistent neurological disease and experiences bilateral symptoms, preoperative imaging and subsequent decompressive surgery may avoid the unacceptable risk of morbidity associated with bilateral ablative procedures. |
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