Percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal nerve

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Brown, J A ^a   Gouda, J J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEURALGIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0031043912     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30337-1     Document Type: Review

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