Jannetta procedure is done in:

 # Jannetta procedure is done in:

A. Bell’s palsy

B. Trigeminal neuralgia

C. Herpes Zoster

D. Paresthesias

The correct answer is B. Trigeminal neuralgia.

Microvascular decompression (MVD), also known as the Jannetta procedure, is a neurosurgical procedure used to treat trigeminal neuralgia (along with other cranial nerve neuralgias) a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain, and hemifacial spasm. The procedure is also used experimentally to treat tinnitus and vertigo caused by vascular compression on the vestibulocochlear nerve.