healthy subjects G50.0
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with trigeminal neuralgia which are scheduled to receive a microvascular dekompression are examined via DTI-MRI pre- and postoperative aswell as at follow-up after 3 months. In addit
Sponsors
Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Uniklinik Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with trigeminal neuralgia: 1.Patients has trigeminal neuralgia and a microvascular decompression has been scheduled 2.Signed consent 3.Patient is of full age 4.Missing exclusion criteria Kontroll: 1. Medical indication for an MRI with the follwoing sequences: DTI, T1, T2 und ggf. CISS. 2. Signed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Trigeminus-Patienten: 1.Implants containing metal and or pace makers because of which an MRI is not possible. Kontroll-Patienten: 1. Known cranial nerve deficit of any sort. 2. Meningitis / inflamatory CSF-syndrom (incl. Multiple Sklerosis). 3. Any intracranial maligne Process with proven cells in the CSF.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of FA-normalisation (DTI-MRI) with clinical recovery after MVD measured by a standardised BPI-facial questionaire after 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluating the DTI-method as a possible predicitive instrument in patients with trigeminal neuralgia and the correlation with the intraoperative findings concerning neuro-vascular conflict. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactNiklas von Spreckelsen
Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Uniklinik Köln
Outcome results
None listed