Perforating branches from offending arteries in hemifacial spasm: Anatomical correlation with vertebrobasilar configuration

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-77

  Nagatani, Tetsuya ^a   Inao, Suguru ^a   Suzuki, Yoshio ^a   Yoshida, Jun ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression; Perforating branch; Vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0033043012     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.1.73     Document Type: Article

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