ABSTRACT Background: About 50% of patients that suffer from trigeminal neuralgia do not experience sustained benefit the use oral medication. For their adequate management, a few surgical procedures are available. Of these, percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) and microvascular decompression (MD) two most performed worldwide. In this retrospective study, we present outcomes these techniques t...

introduction: despite the vast number of surveys, no consensus has been reached on the optimum timing of spinal decompression surgery. this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the effects of early and late spinal decompression surgery on neurologic improvement and post-surgical complications in patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries. methods: two independent reviewers car...

Background: Osteonecrosis is common after taking Temgesic and Norgesic. This study intended to suggest the preferable surgical treatment in osteonecrosis patients who use these drugs. Methods: Twenty tree patients with hip osteonecrosis who were hospitalized in the Kerman hospitals after using Temgesic and Norgesic were followed for about 14 months from 2008 to 2010 (from a minimum of 2 months ...

case presentation an 85 years old patient presented because of intractable right leg pain with minimal activities. she was diagnosed with significant right foraminal stenosis and she failed conservative non-invasive therapies. conclusions percutaneous lumbar hydro decompression can be a promising method for the treatment of the patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication se...

Neurovascular compression syndromes are usually caused by arteries that directly contact the cisternal portion of a cranial nerve. Not all cases of neurovascular contact are clinically symptomatic. The transition zone between the central and peripheral myelin is the most vulnerable region for symptomatic neurovascular compression syndromes. Trigeminal neuralgia (cranial nerve V) has an incidenc...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is one of the most common causes facial pain. Microvascular decompression (MVD) first‑choice surgical treatment. The present study aimed to develop a novel practical assessment system based on preoperative clinical and imaging factors for clinicians predict likelihood pain recurrence following MVD in TN. A total 56 patients with primary unilateral TN who underwent were...