Vascular compression is the cause of trigeminal neuralgia

APS Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 217-227

  Jannetta, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

constriction; cranial nerves; microvascular decompression; pathologic; trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0027140302     PISSN: 10589139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-9139(05)80246-3     Document Type: Article

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