Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in elderly patients

Although microvascular decompression (MVD) for patients with medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is widely accepted as the treatment of choice, other "second-tier" treatments are frequently offered to elderly patients due to concerns regarding fitness for surgery. The authors so...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurosurgery 2008-04, Vol.108 (4), p.689-691
Hauptverfasser:	SEKULA, Raymond F, MARCHAN, Edward M, FLETCHER, Lynn H, CASEY, Kenneth F, JANNETTA, Peter J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects Decompression, Surgical - methods Follow-Up Studies Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurosurgery Pain - etiology Pain - surgery Retrospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome Trigeminal Neuralgia - complications Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery
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