Choice of open or percutaneous procedures in the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-47

  Orlandini, Guido ^a  

^a Hospital of Tortona   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Neurovascular conflict; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal percutaneous radiofrequency thermorhizotomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSESTHESIA; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0036094987     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101940200015     Document Type: Article

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