Micro vascular decompression for trigeminal neurologia

Abstract

This paper aims to Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia pain in Iraqi patient80 patients were collected from different hospitals in Iraq, where a survey was conducted to the surgical operations of patients with the fifth neuritis from 4- march - 2019 to 2- February – 2020 In this study, patients were divided according to age. Where a comparison is made between the ages of more than 60 years and those under 60 years Microvascular decompression is the "gold standard" for treating trigeminal neurologic. The main purpose of surgery is to relieve symptoms caused by pressure on the nerve by an artery or vein and categorize pain Trigeminal neuralgia according to several criteria: the nature of occurrence, the nature of the pain, and the affected area (localization). The most common complications after surgery are Hearing decrease/deafness and intracranial hypotension. The development of this complication is due to a significant loss of cerebrospinal fluid during surgery. Clinical manifestations: headache, nausea, single or recurrent vomiting, general weakness, dizziness. These symptoms are more common in older patients.