From: Microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia - a prospective study of 115 patients
Complication | N (%) Lasting less than 12 months | N (%) At 12-months follow-up | N (%) At 24-months follow-up |
---|---|---|---|
Dizziness | 5 (4) | 4 (4)c | 3 (3) |
Tinnitus | 1 (1) | 4 (4)d | 2 (2) |
Tiredness | 1 (1) | 2 (2)e | 1 (1) |
Wound infection | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 |
Headache | 6 (5) | 5 (4) | 3 (3) |
Scar tissue pain | 8 (7) | 9 (8) | 6 (5) |
Transienta ataxia | 7 (6) | NA | NA |
Transienta diplopia | 5 (4) | NA | NA |
Permanentb mild hypoesthesia | NA | 12 (10)f | 7 (6) |
Transienta mild hypoesthesia | 6 (5) | NA | NA |
Transienta severe hypoesthesia | 0 | NA | NA |
Trigeminal motor weakness (masseter dysfunction) | 2 (2) | 2 (2)g | 0 |
Transienta facial weakness | 0 | NA | NA |
Transienta hearing loss | 0 | NA | NA |
Transienta hearing impairment | 6 (5) | NA | NA |
Altered sense of taste | 0 | 6 (5)h | 6 (5) |