Predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging for identifying neurovascular compressions in trigeminal neuralgia

Introduction: Microvascular decompression (MVD) is accepted as the only aetiological surgical treatment for refractory classic trigeminal neuralgia (TN). There is therefore increasing interest in establishing the diagnostic and prognostic value of identifying neurovascular compressions (NVC) using p...

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Main Authors: F. Ruiz-Juretschke, J.G. Guzmán-de-Villoria, R. García-Leal, J.R. Sañudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2019-10-01
Series:Neurología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580819300501