Trochlear nerve neurinoma presenting as pathological laughter

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 212-213

  Nadkarni, T D ^a   Goel, Atul ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Neurinoma; Pathological laughter; Trochlear nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURINOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROCHLEAR NERVE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 0033006731     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699944023     Document Type: Article

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