Advanced search
Publication Cover
British Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 9, 1995 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
36
Views
74
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Trigeminal neuralgia treated by microvascular decompression: a long-term follow-up study

N. Mendoza, R. D. Illingworth The Gough-Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, and; Regional Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
Pages 13-20 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

  • Dandy WE. Concerning the cause of trigeminal neuralgia. Am J Surg 1934; 24:447-55.
  • Gardner WJ, Miklos MV. Response of trigeminal neuralgia to decompression of the posterior root. JAMA 1959; 170:1773 -6.
  • Jannetta PJ. Arterial compression of the trigeminal nerve at the pons in patients with trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 1967; 26:159-62.
  • AdamsCBT.Microvascularcompression:an alternative view and hypothesis. J Neurosurg 1989; 70:1-12.
  • Burchiel KJ, Clarke H, Haglund M, Loeser JD. Long-term efficacy of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 1988; 69:35-8.
  • Bederson JB, Wilson CB. Evaluation of microvas-cular decompression and partial sensory rhizotomy in 252 cases of trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 1989; 71:359-67.
  • Jannetta PJ. Microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone. Theoretical considerations, operative anatomy, surgical technique, and results. In: Rovit RL, Murali R, Jannetta PJ, eds. Trigeminal neuralgia. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1990:201 -22.
  • Illingworth R. Posterior fossa approach for trigeminal neuralgia. In: Symon L, Thomas DGT, Clarke K, eds. Operative surgery: neurosurgery, 4th edn. Guildford: Butterworths Scientific, 1989; 443-52.
  • Zakrzewska JM, Thomas DGT. Patient‘s assessment of outcome after three surgical procedures for the management of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Acta Neurochir (W ien) 1993; 122:225 -30.
  • Hanakita J, Kondo A. Serious complications of microvasculardecompressionoperationsfor trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Neurosurgery 1988; 22:348-52.
  • Jannetta PJ, Abbasy M, Maroon JC, Ramos FM, Albin MS. Etiology and definitive microsurgical treatment of hemifacial spasm: operative techniques and results in forty-seven patients. J Neurosurg 1977; 47:321-8.
  • Jannetta PJ. Neurovascular compression in cranial nerve and systemic disease. Ann Surg 1980; 192:518-25.
  • Wilson CB, Yorke C, Prioleau G. Microsurgical vascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. West J Med 1980; 132:481-4.
  • Van Loveren H, Tew JM Jr, Keuer JT, Nurre MA. A 10-year experience in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 1982; 57:757-64.
  • Apfelbaum RI. Surgery for tic douloureux. Clin Neurosurg 1984; 31:351-68.
  • Richards P, Shawdon H, Illingworth R. Operative findings on microsurgical exploration of the cere-bello-pontine angle in trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1983; 46:1098-101.
  • Zhang KW, Zhao YH, Shun ZT, Li P. Microvascu-lar decompression by retrosigmoid approach for trigeminal neuralgia: experience in 200 patients. Annl Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1990; 99:129 -30.
  • Hamlyn PJ, King TT. Neurovascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia: a clinical and anatomical study. J Neurosurg 1992; 76:948 -54.
  • Adams CBT, Kaye AH, Teddy PJ. The treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by posterior fossa microsurgery. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1982; 45:1020-6.
  • Kolluri S, Heros RC. Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. A five-year follow-up study. Surg Neurol 1984; 22:235 -40.
  • Klun B. Microvascular decompression and partial sensory rhizotomy in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a personal experience with 220 patients. Neurosurgery 1992; 30:49-52.
  • Apfelbaum RI. A comparison of percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal neurolysis and microvascu-lar decompression of the trigeminal nerve for the treatment of tic douloureux. Neurosurgery 1977; 1:16-21.
  • Menzel J, Piotrowski W, Penholz H. Long-term results of Gasserian ganglion electrocoagulation. J Neurosurg 1974; 42:140-3.
  • Barba D, Alksne JF. Success of microvascular decompression with and without prior surgical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia. J Neurosurg 1984; 60:104-7.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.