Table 1 Basic demographics and status at time of referral
From: Long term evaluation of a multidisciplinary trigeminal neuralgia service
Overall | Medical treatment only | Surgical intervention performed | Previous surgical intervention | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 334 | 132 | 153 | 49 | |
TN diagnosis (%) | 0.002 | ||||
SUNA/SUNCT | 35 (10.5) | 11 (8.3) | 12 (7.8) | 12 (24.5) | |
TN | 285 (85.3) | 118 (89.4) | 134 (87.6) | 33 (67.3) | |
TN and MS | 14 (4.4) | 3 (2.6) | 7 (4.6) | 4 (8.2) | |
Age at first visit, years, mean (sd) | 58.8 (13.6) | 57.8 (12.9) | 57.9 (14.1) | 64.2 (12.7) | 0.011 |
Age at MDT, years, mean (sd) | 60.0 (13.8) | 58.8 (13.1) | 59.1 (14.3) | 66.2 (12.5) | 0.003 |
Male (%) | 119 (35.6) | 36 (27.3) | 67 (43.8) | 16 (32.7) | 0.013 |
TN duration at first visit, years, mean (sd) | 7.5 (7.7) | 6.2 (6.5) | 6.9 (7.5) | 12.8 (9.6) | < 0.001 |
TN duration at MDT, years, mean (sd) | 8.7 (7.9) | 7.1 (6.4) | 8.2 (7.7) | 14.7 (9.9) | < 0.001 |
Referrer (%)a | < 0.001 | ||||
GDP | 62 (18.6) | 38 (28.8) | 22 (14.4) | 2 (4.3) | |
GP | 150 (44.9) | 58 (43.9) | 71 (46.4) | 21 (45.7) | |
Neurologist | 24 (7.2) | 5 (3.8) | 13 (8.5) | 6 (13.0) | |
Neurosurgeon | 21 (6.6) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (1.3) | 16 (34.8) | |
Oral medicine | 33 (9.9) | 12 (9.1) | 21 (13.7) | 0 | |
Oral surgery/oral and maxillofacial surgery | 37 (11.1) | 15 (11.4) | 21 (13.7) | 1 (2.2) | |
Pain Medicine | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.0) | 0 | |
Drug at first visit (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
No drugs | 22 (6.6) | 4 (3.0) | 16 (10.5) | 2 (4.1) | |
Monotherapy | 202 (60.5) | 102 (77.3) | 75 (49.0) | 25 (51.0) | |
Polytherapy | 110 (32.9) | 26 (19.7) | 62 (40.5) | 22 (44.9) |