Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia. Surgical technique and long-term results

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Lovely, T J ^a   Jannetta, P J ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MICROVASCULARIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031045520     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30334-6     Document Type: Review

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