PMID: 28502974May 16, 2017Paper

Efficacy and Prognostic Value of Partial Sensory Rhizotomy and Microvascular Decompression for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Comparative Study

Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Jian GaoZhong-Xin Xu

Abstract

BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the efficacy and prognostic value of partial sensory rhizotomy (PSR) and microvascular decompression (MVD) for primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN). MATERIAL AND METHODS From June 2010 to June 2012, 117 patients with PTN were recruited for the study, of which 52 cases were treated with MVD (the MVD group) and 65 cases were treated with PSR (the PSR group). Visual Analog Scoring (VAS) was performed at 1 and 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, and 6 month after surgery. The overall response rate (ORR) was determined 1 month after surgery. Barrow Neurological Institute score was adopted to value the reoccurrence at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after surgery. A 3-year follow-up was conducted and the complications were recorded. RESULTS The ORR 2 weeks after surgery in the MVD and PSR groups was 98.08% and 84.62%, respectively. One and 2 weeks after surgery, the VAS was lower in the MVD group than in the PSR group, but there was no significant difference in VAS between the 2 groups at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery. Three years after surgery, the recurrence rate was significantly lower in the MVD group than in the PSR group. The recurrence-free survival time was longer in the MVD group than in the PSR group. The...Continue Reading

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