Table 7 Pain Experience by Surgical History
From: Burden of illness of trigeminal neuralgia among patients managed in a specialist center in England
Overall | MVD | Ablative surgery | MVD + Ablative surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 52a | n = 30 | n = 13 | n = 8 | |
How does the current pain feel now compared to before the surgery? n (%) | ||||
Somewhat worse | 6 (12) | 4 (14) | 1 (8) | 1 (13) |
Stayed the same | 4 (8) | 1 (3) | 3 (23) | 0 |
Somewhat better | 6 (12) | 3 (10) | 0 | 3 (38) |
Much better | 36 (69) | 22 (73) | 9 (69) | 4 (50) |
0% Pain Relief | 7 (13) | 3 (10) | 4 (31) | 0 |
100% Pain Relief | 21 (40) | 17 (57) | 2 (15) | 2 (25) |
Currently taking any medication, n (%) | ||||
Currently taking monotherapy | 8 (15) | 2 (7) | 6 (46) | 0 |
Currently taking polytherapy | 17 (33) | 8 (27) | 3 (23) | 6 (75) |