Table 1 The demographic characteristics of these 68 patients
From: Percutaneous balloon compression for primary trigeminal neuralgia in patients older than 80 years
Age, year (range) | 84.5 (80–92) |
Sex (M:F), no | 30:38 |
Disease duration, year (range) | 12.3 (3–45) |
Pain involvement, no (%) | |
V1 | 3 (4.4 %) |
V2 | 13 (19.1 %) |
V3 | 15 (22.1 %) |
V1 + V2 | 6 (8.8 %) |
V2 + V3 | 29 (42.6 %) |
V1 + V2 + V3 | 2 (2.9 %) |
Side affected, no (%) | |
Left side | 29 (42.6 %) |
Right side | 39 (57.4 %) |
Clinical subtypes, no (%) | |
Typical | 62 (91.2 %) |
Atypical | 6 (8.8 %) |
Previous operations, no (%) | 28 (41.2 %) |
Glycerol injection | 24 |
MVD | 4 |
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation | 19 |
Alcohol blocks | 12 |