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Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in the elderly: efficacy and safety

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JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
卷 268, 期 2, 页码 532-540

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10187-w

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Efficacy; Elderly; Microvascular decompression; Safety; Trigeminal neuralgia

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  1. Projekt DEAL

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Despite a higher prevalence of comorbidities in elderly patients, complication rates and neurological deficits after MVD were comparable to younger patients. Rates of immediate and long-term pain relief compared favorably to previous studies and were similar between elderly and younger patients.
Objective The safety and efficacy of surgical microvascular decompression (MVD) in elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is controversially discussed in the literature. A widespread reluctance to expose this cohort to major intracranial surgery persists. Our aim was to compare the efficacy and safety between older and younger patients with TN. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 139 MVD procedures (103 patients < 70 and 36 patients >= 70) were included. Surgical fitness was assessed by the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) grade. The pain-free interval was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier analysis only in patients with a recent follow-up visit. Independent risk factors for recurrence in patients with a minimum 12-month follow-up were determined. Results Patients >= 70 showed a significantly higher number of comorbidities. Pain intensity, affection of trigeminal branches and symptom duration was similar between groups. No significant difference in treatment associated complications and permanent neurological deficits was shown. There was no treatment-related mortality. A tendency towards a lower recurrence rate in patients < 70 did not reach statistical significance (17.6% vs. 28.6%,P = 0.274). Pain-free interval was not different between both cohorts (78.7 vs. 73.5 months,P = 0.391). Conclusion Despite a higher prevalence of comorbidities in elderly patients, complication rates and neurological deficits after MVD were comparable to younger patients. Rates of immediate and long-term pain relief compared favorably to previous studies and were similar between elderly and younger patients. These data endorse MVD as a safe and effective first-line surgical procedure for elderly patients with TN and neurovascular conflict on MRI.

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