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. 2017 Jan 26;9(1):e1000. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1000

Table 5. Utilities of Outcomes After Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by MVD or SRS.

N/A = not appropriate

Description Utility SD Ref
BNI I 1.0 N/A Hunink 2001 [21]
BNI II 0.871 0.213 Perez et al. 2009 [77]
BNI III 0.739 0.221 Perez et al. 2009 [77], Spatz et al. 2007 [78]
BNI IV-V 0.399 0.189 Perez et al. 2009 [77]
Complications after MVD 0.958 0.013 Calculated from analysis (Table 7)
Complications after SRS 0.962 0.085 Calculated from analysis (Table 8)
Needing to take medication 0.881 0.003 Calculated from analysis (Table 9)
Re-treatment by MVD 0.915*(utility MVD) N/A Lega et al. 2010 [79]
Re-treatment by SRS 0.915*(utility SRS) N/A Lega et al. 2010 [79]