Clinical outcomes after stereotactic radiosurgery for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-20

  Maesawa, S ^a   Salame, C ^a   Flickinger, J C ^a   Pirris, S ^a   Kondziolka, D ^a   Lunsford, L D ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Pain; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0034859170     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.1.0014     Document Type: Article

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