Microvascular decompression surgery treats the pain of certain nerve conditions that affect the head and neck. The surgery-related risks are few, and many people report an immediate reduction in pain.

In this study, we propose an optimal method for monitoring the key electrophysiological sign, the Lateral Spread Response (LSR), during microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery for hemifacial spasm ...

Microvascular decompression is a surgery to treat trigeminal neuralgia. A neurosurgeon relieves pressure (typically from a blood vessel) around the trigeminal nerve (sensory nerve running along your ...

The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, and written informed consent was obtained from each subject before the study. All methods were carried out in accordance ...