Application of diffusion tensor imaging in detecting microstructural alteration of the trigeminal nerve root in patients with classical trigeminal neuralgia without neurovascular compression
Abstract:Background
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was used to detect microstructural alteration and influence of surgical intervention of the trigeminal nerve root (TR) in patients with classical trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) without neurovascular compression (woNVC) who had undergone internal neurolysis (IN).
Methods
Overall, 21 patients with CTN woNVC who underwent IN and 20 healthy controls were included prospectively. The differences in the means, kurtosis and skewness of each of the diffusivity metrics between the… Show more
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