MEDICAL TREATMENTS (NON-INVASIVE) NON-MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INVASIVE SURGERY) MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY PERCUTANEOUS RHIZOTOMY ANESTHESIA TYPE GENERAL LOCAL LOCAL OPERATION TIME 2-3 HOURS FEW HOURS FEW MINUTES MORTALITY AND MORBILITY POSSIBLE SELDOM HAPPEN BARELY NO DURATION OF HOSPITALIZATION 5-7 DAYS 2 DAYS BACK HOME ESTIMATED COST OF MONEY (IN TAIWAN) 350-1600 $USD 3200-4700 $USD 160-320 $USD MANAGEMENT OF DISEASE RECURRENCE DIFFICULT FOR RE-OPERATION NO PROPER SOLUTIONS EASILY REPEATED PROCEDURES
