News Release 25-Apr-2025 Microvascular decompression combined with nerve combing for atypical trigeminal neuralgia Peer-Reviewed Publication Xia & He Publishing Inc.

Microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone is the one procedure that uniquely addresses the presumed underlying pathology of symptomatic neurovascular compression.

Also called as ‘tic douloureux’ or the ‘suicide disease’, trigeminal neuralgia is characterised by intermittent, shooting pain in the face, jaw and eyes. The condition affects the ...

The surgical options, except microvascular decompression, slightly damage the trigeminal nerve to stop the pain. Although no treatment is a cure-all, most patients can be pain-free most of the ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic neuropathic pain disorder that is important to include in the differential diagnosis of head or facial pain.

Failing which, the options are Botox injections, microvascular decompression surgery, radiofrequency ablation, or gamma knife radiosurgery.” In addition to trigeminal neuralgia, Salman is also dealing ...

There are several ways to treat the condition, but the most permanent procedure is microvascular decompression.

The trigeminal nerve, which originates at the ear and extends to the forehead, cheeks, and lower jaw, is what causes trigeminal neuralgia.

Imagine a pain in your face that is so intense you can’t talk, eat, or move? It’s called trigeminal neuralgia.

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Trigeminal neuralgia happens more often in women than in men and usually in people over 50. And because it happens near the jawline, it’s most often misdiagnosed as pain from a bad tooth or TMJ.

Furthermore, the less satisfactory long-term results of microvascular decompression in TN associated with MS, particularly when MRI finds demyelinating lesions in the brainstem trigeminal pathways ...