Endovascular treatment of hemifacial spasm associated with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation using transvenous embolization: Case report

Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 663-666

  Konan, Alexis Victorien ^a   Roy, Daniel ^a   Raymond, Jean ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Coils; Endovascular treatment; Hemifacial spasm; Interventional therapy; Veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; VEIN;

EID: 0032983080     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199903000-00130     Document Type: Article

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