Open AccessPain Outcomes Following Microvascular Decompression for Drug-Resistant Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Katherine G. Holste,
Alvin Y. Chan,
John D. Rolston,
Dario J. Englot
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyz075
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , trigeminal neuralgia , cochrane library , microvascular decompression , odds ratio , confidence interval , diagnostic odds ratio , surgery , anesthesia
Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a potentially curative surgery for drug-resistant trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Predictors of pain freedom after MVD are not fully understood.