Thus, many treatments, both medical and surgical ... The likely etiology in many cases is vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone, leading to focal demyelination and aberrant ...
As for any painful diagnosis, treatment ... the trigeminal nerve root entry zone is superior among neurosurgical procedures in the long-term relief of TN owing to neurovascular compression ...
he suggested a minimal threshold for the severity of the nerve root compression. "I think we need to include failure of conservative therapy and we need to better define that," added Sprintz.