Arachnoiditis as an outcome factor for microvascular decompression in classical trigeminal neuralgia
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- 25 June 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 161 (8) , 1589-1598
Abstract
Neurovascular conflict is considered a key element of classical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and consequently, microvascular decompression (MVD) is an effective treatment. Nevertheless, failures of MVD are described by many authors. In some patients, the arachnoid membranes surrounding the trigeminal nerve and neighbouring vessels may be thickened and adhesive. Here we analyse the impact of such focal arachnoiditis on outcome after MVD for TN.Keywords
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