Microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: Comments on a series of 250 cases, including 10 patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-64

  Broggi, Giovanni ^a   Ferroli, Paolo ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   Servello, Domenico ^a   Dones, Ivano ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Multiple sclerosis; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0034019070     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.1.59     Document Type: Article

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