Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Taha, J M ^a   Tew J M , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031057565     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30335-8     Document Type: Review

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