Monicccaalmost 6 years ago

Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery : MVD for treatment of severe facial pain

This is a video clip of microvascular decompression of trigeminal nerve (MVD) which is the gold standard surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Patient initially was treated with medical management, however, became unresponsive to medications. Courtesy of Dr. Farhad Limonadi, MD director of neurosurgery at Eisenhower Medical Center. Edited by Camus Yu "Every day something most profound and extraordinary occurs in our lives: we change every person we come in contact with, and every person who comes in contact with us changes us. Be aware and in control of these changes. Our personal growth depends on it." F. Limonadi MD