The long-term outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia

The New England Journal of Medicine
F G BarkerH D Jho

Abstract

Several surgical procedures to treat trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) are available, but most reports provide only short-term follow-up information. We describe the long-term results of surgery in 1185 patients who underwent microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve for medically intractable trigeminal neuralgia. The outcome of the procedure was assessed prospectively with annual questionnaires. Of the 1185 patients who underwent microvascular decompression during the 20-year study period, 1155 were followed for 1 year or more after the operation. The median follow-up period was 6.2 years. Most postoperative recurrences of tic took place in the first two years after surgery. Thirty percent of the patients had recurrences of tic during the study period, and 11 percent underwent second operations for the recurrences. Ten years after surgery, 70 percent of the patients (as determined by Kaplan-Meier analysis) had excellent final results-that is, they were free of pain without medication for tic. An additional 4 percent had occasional pain that did not require long-term medication. Ten years after the procedure, the annual rate of the recurrence of tic was less than 1 percent. Female sex, symptoms lasting more than e...Continue Reading

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