Abducens nerve palsy after radiofrequency rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia: Case report

Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 623-625

  Harrigan, Mark R ^a   Chandler, William F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve palsy; Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizolysis; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031715043     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199809000-00134     Document Type: Article

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