Mechanism of Hearing Disturbance after Microvascular Decompression

Recovery of Sensory Disturbance after Arthroscopic Decompression of Suprascapular Nerve

Delayed Cranial Nerve Palsy after Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm

OBJECTIVE Microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a safe and effective treatment with favorable outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of delayed cranirve ( VI, VII, and VIII ) palsy following MVD and its clinical courses. METHODS Between January 1998 and December 2009, 1354 patients underwent MVD for HFS at our institution. Of them, 100 pati...

Long-term results after microvascular decompression in essential hypertension.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 1998, 8 patients with severe, intractable arterial hypertension and MR tomography-demonstrated neurovascular contact of a looping artery at the root entry zone of cranial nerves IX and X, causing neurovascular compression, underwent neurosurgical decompression. The short-term results showed a normalization of blood pressure with a markedly reduced antihypertensive drug...

In-situ Cranioplasty after Microvascular Decompression: A Technical Note.

Cranioplasty is not only performed for cosmetic reasons but also for physiological requirements to balance the cerebral hemodynamics and to protect the brain from external traumas. Methyl methacrylate is one of the most preferred materials for cranioplasty. It is usually prepared out of the surgical site and therefore modelling of the cranioplasty material to fit the bone defect is sometimes di...

Delayed Dural Arteriovenous Fistula after Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm

Dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is very rare, acquired lesion that may present with intracranial hemorrhage or neurological deficits. The etiology is not completely understood but dural AVF often has been associated with thrombosis of the involved dural sinuses. To our knowledge, this is the first well documented intracranial hemorrhage case caused by dural AVF following microvascular decompr...