ReviewAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2016
Imaging of Neurovascular Compression Syndromes: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Spasm, Vestibular Paroxysmia, and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia.
Review in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04645277 (Clinical Research on Patients With Hemifacial Spasm by Multi-planar Reconstruction, Curved Planar Reconstruction and Magnetic Resonance Virtual Endoscopy), which is not on this map. Cited by 96 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Clinical Research on Patients With Hemifacial Spasm by Multi-planar Reconstruction, Curved Planar Reconstruction and Magnetic Resonance Virtual Endoscopy
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96 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.
- Keyhole retrosigmoid approach for microvascular decompression surgery: systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- The Association of Vascular Loops within the Internal Auditory Meatus or Contacting the Vestibulo-Cochlear Nerve with Audiovestibular Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Pooled it
- Global Trends and Hotspots in Trigeminal Neuralgia Research From 2001 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Triple Puncture for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Current medical science · 2019Trial
- Risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing microvascular decompression.PloS one · 2019Trial
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- Multimodal MRI fusion and three-dimensional reconstruction for preoperative assessment of neurovascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia: A retrospective study.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Probable vestibular paroxysmia mimicking benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the superior semicircular canal in the presence of a neurovascular conflict: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Review
- Duplication of Right Superior Cerebellar Artery Leading to Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Rare Neurovascular Conflict.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Painful tic convulsif: Dual neurovascular compression within the spectrum of cranial nerve hyperactive dysfunction syndromes.eNeurologicalSci · 2026Review
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- Targeting neurovascular conflict in atypical vagal-glossopharyngeal neuralgia: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Orofacial Pain: Diagnostic and Predictive Performance Across Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Neurovascular Compression Syndromes of Cranial Nerves: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Management.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- An analysis of postoperative outcomes of bilateral water sign and facial spasm after decompression: A retrospective study.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
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- The Added Value of Endoscopic Micro-Inspection in Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm: Literature Review and Single-Center Experience.Neurology international · 2026Article
- Pivotal Factors for Minimizing the Risks of Therapeutic Failure in Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Case Report: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia secondary to syncope: insights into microvascular decompression treatment.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging-based classification of trigeminal nerve-superior cerebellar artery relationships.World journal of radiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
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 incidence of 4-20/100,000, a transition zone of 4 mm, with symptomatic neurovascular compression typically proximal. Hemifacial spasm (cranial nerve VII) has an incidence of 1/100,000, a transition zone of 2.5 mm, with symptomatic neurovascular compression typically proximal. Vestibular paroxysmia (cranial nerve VIII) has an unknown incidence, a transition zone of 11 mm, with symptomatic neurovascular compression typically at the internal auditory canal. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (cranial nerve IX) has an incidence of 0.5/100,000, a transition zone of 1.5 mm, with symptomatic neurovascular compression typically proximal. The transition zone overlaps the root entry zone close to the brain stem in cranial nerves V, VII, and IX, yet it is more distal and does not overlap the root entry zone in cranial nerve VIII. Although symptomatic neurovascular compression syndromes may also occur if the neurovascular contact is outside the transition zone, symptomatic neurovascular compression syndromes are more common if the neurovascular contact occurs at the transition zone or central myelin section, in particular when associated with nerve displacement and atrophy.
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