Magnetic resonance imaging of vertebrobasilar ectasia in trigeminal neuralgia

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1295-1299

  Kirsch, E ^a,b   Hausmann, O ^a   Kaim, A ^a   Gratzl, O ^a   Steinbrich, W ^a   Radu E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Microvascular decompression; MRI; Trigeminal neuralgia; Vertebrobasilar ectasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029844623     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411058     Document Type: Article

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