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Microvascular decompression
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<p>Microvascular decompression (MVD), also known as the Jannetta procedure, is a <a href="/facts/Neurosurgery/39HXY3tc">neurosurgical</a> procedure used to treat <a href="/facts/Trigeminal_neuralgia/uu6XcP7J">trigeminal neuralgia</a> (along with other cranial nerve neuralgias), a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain, and <a href="/facts/Hemifacial_spasm/kntRqBwL">hemifacial spasm</a>. The procedure is also used experimentally to treat <a href="/facts/Tinnitus/QNjx4EJp">tinnitus</a> and <a href="/facts/Vertigo/2RDjIkuh">vertigo</a> caused by vascular compression on the <a href="/facts/Vestibulocochlear_nerve/VJfIurYn">vestibulocochlear nerve</a>. As the goal of the Jannetta procedure is to relieve (vascular) pressure on the trigeminal nerve, it is a specific type of a <a href="/facts/Nerve_decompression/KaUxMn0l">nerve decompression</a> surgery. </p>