Primary brain stem tethering: A rare cause of geniculate neuralgia

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 945-947

  Buyse, Geert G ^a   Caekebeke, Jo ^b   Demaerel, Philippe ^a   Plets, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Geniculate ganglion; Neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE; DYSRAPHISM; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0032727986     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100145670     Document Type: Article

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