Research Article: Compression Degree of Trigeminal Nerve and Type of Conflicting Vessels Determine Short- and Long-Term Complete Pain Relief in Adult Patients with Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia After Microvascular Decompression: A Three-Year Retrospective Study of Adult Patients with Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia
Introduction:
The main clinical manifestation of primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) is touch-evoked sudden unilateral transient burning or shock-like paroxysmal or continuous onset of stabbing pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve (TN), which seriously lowers patient’s quality-of-life (QOL). Long-term suffering from this refractory excruciating neuralgia may result in sleep disturbance, interference in activities of daily living, anxiety, depression, and even suicide in extreme cases. , Multiple known genes and…
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