What is Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery?
Minimally invasive neurosurgery mostly refers to those procedures that can be safely performed through a small opening utilizing the endoscope or microscope for viewing. Minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures differ from more traditional approaches by avoiding unnecessary damage or manipulation to adjacent tissues. Minimally invasive approaches have been devised for nearly every facet of brain and spine surgery. Every effort is made by the neurosurgeons of the UT Cranial Base Surgery Program to design a surgical treatment plan that is the least invasive. Keyhole/Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia and other Cranial Nerve Vascular Compression Syndromes Vascular Compression Syndromes affect the function of several cranial nerves (nerves arising from the brain stem). Compression of the Trigeminal nerve causes lancinating paroxysmal facial pain, known as Tic Doloureaux or Trigeminal Neuralgia. Compression of the facial nerve leads to uncontrollable twitchin
