Animation microvascular decompression surgery

Design of 3D animated sequences for an info-film on microvascular decompression surgery on a patient with trigeminal neuralgia.
Animated 3D sequences on microvascular decompression surgery
Rights of use of the visual material: Inselspital Bern
Music: Kevin McLeod – Impact prelude – License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Background

Trigeminal neuralgia is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden, severe facial pain. This pain is usually one-sided and lasts only a few seconds, but can occur several times a day.

One possible cause of trigeminal neuralgia can be a neurovascular conflict of the trigeminal nerve. In this case, a blood vessel, usually an artery, compresses the trigeminal nerve and irritates it.

Project description

For a patient information film at the Inselspital Bern, we created 3D animated sequences for the treatment of a neurovascular conflict of the trigeminal nerve. The animated scenes were integrated into a larger information film with an interviews with a neurosurgeon and visualized the disease and the procedure to give the patient a better understanding of the procedure.

The first part of the animation shows a transparent head of a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. As the camera moves to the skull, the cause of the neuralgia becomes visible: an artery is in direct contact with the trigeminal nerve. The pulsation of the blood vessel irritates the nerve and triggers the sensation of pain.

The second part of the animation shows the procedure. A small skin incision is made at the back of the head and a small part of the skull is removed to get access to the nerve. Using a microscope, the point of contact between the blood vessel and the nerve is exposed and a piece of Teflon is installed between the two to prevent direct contact and thus irritation.

Project details animation microvascular decompression surgery

Content: Animated 3D sequences

Use: Information film for patient for use on website or doctor-patient consultations

Specs: Full-HD, 1:00 Min.

Client: Inselspital Bern, Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie, Dr. Andreas Nowacki

The rights of use of the images + video shown here are held by the client; use is not permitted. Images and video are protected by watermarks.

irritation-trigeminal-nerve
Compression trigeminal nerve
mobilization-vessel
Mobilization vessel
teflon-between-nerve-and-vessel
Microvascular decompression – Teflon between nerve and vessel

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