Microvascular decompression in the posterior fossa of the trigeminal nerve for tic douloureux and microvascular decompression of the facial nerve for hemi-facial spasm.
In a 12-month period, eight patients have been treated for trigeminal neuralgia and one for hemifacial spasm by microvascular decompression through a suboccipital craniectomy. The results and morbidity are mentioned and discussed.
D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000098:blood supply*; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D013035:Spasm / Q000601:surgery*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000098:blood supply*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*