Microvascular decompression in the management of glossopharyngeal neuralgia: Analysis of 217 cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 705-711

  Patel, Atul ^a   Kassam, Amin ^a,b   Horowitz, Michael ^a   Chang, Yue Fang ^a   Barrow, Daniel L ^c   Sindou, Marc ^c   Nader Sephai, Ali ^c   Tew Jr , John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Microvascular decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEURALGIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036556316     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200204000-00004     Document Type: Article

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