Neurovascular decompression for Trigeminal neuralgia in elderly patients

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 226-230

  Ryu, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Seiji ^a   Sugiyama, Kenji ^a   Yokota, Naoki ^a   Tanaka, Tokutaro ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Neurovascular decompression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; DACRON IMPLANT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PATIENT CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0032919594     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.39.226     Document Type: Article

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