Glossopharyngeal neuralgia associated with a vascular loop demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 813-818

  Boch, A L ^a   Oppenheim, C ^a   Biondi, A ^a   Marsault, C ^a   Philippon, J ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Magnetic resonance; Neuro vascular conflict; Vascular decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; NEURALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031680607     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050183     Document Type: Article

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