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However, the procedure is not risk-free.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study aimed to describe our experience of treating TN via MVD and long-term follow-up of the patients treated by this modality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      It is a 5-year retrospective analysis of the database of patients with idiopathic TN treated with MVD at our institute. A total of 106 patients fulfilling the criteria of idiopathic TN by International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3\n                      <jats:sup>rd<\/jats:sup>\n                      ed.ition and available for follow-up for at least 1-year post-procedure were included in the study.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 106 patients, 58 (54.7%) were female and 48 (45.3%) were male with a mean age of 55 years (range 22\u201375 years). Vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve was seen in all cases; arterial compression in 82%, both artery and vein 14.5% while unidentified vessels were the culprit in 3.8% of the patients. There were no intra- or post-operative deaths. The best response was achieved at 1 month following the procedure where 85% of the patients achieved excellent outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In experienced hands, MVD is still a safe and cost-effective modality over a myriad of treatment options available for TN in patients of all ages. 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