Role of microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia and multiple sclerosis

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9193, 1999, Pages 1878-1879

  Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Ferroli, Paolo ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   Pluderi, Mauro ^a   La Mantia, Loredana ^a   Milanese, Clara ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0033610664     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)94422-7     Document Type: Article

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