Central demyelination of the Vth nerve root in trigeminal neuralgia associated with vascular compression

Brain Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Love, Seth ^a   Hilton, David A ^b   Coakham, Hugh B ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031963295     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1998.tb00126.x     Document Type: Article

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