Microvascular Decompression Alone without Rhizotomy Is an Effective Way of Treating Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Clinical Analysis of 46 Cases | Zendy

Xuan Zheng | Zendy; Xiangyu Wei | Zendy; Jin Zhu | Zendy; Yan Yuan | Zendy; Tingting Ying | Zendy; Shiting Li | Zendy

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Microvascular Decompression Alone without Rhizotomy Is an Effective Way of Treating Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Clinical Analysis of 46 Cases

Author(s) -

Xuan Zheng,

Xiangyu Wei,

Jin Zhu,

Yan Yuan,

Tingting Ying,

Shiting Li

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1423-0372

pISSN - 1011-6125

DOI - 10.1159/000505712

Subject(s) - rhizotomy , medicine , microvascular decompression , glossopharyngeal nerve , surgery , anesthesia , anterior inferior cerebellar artery , nerve root , trigeminal neuralgia , spinal cord , vagus nerve , stimulation , psychiatry , aneurysm

Microvascular decompression (MVD) has been the right choice for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) patients. However, whether glossopharyngeal/vagal nerve root rhizotomy should be combined with MVD is still controversial.

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