Gamma knife radiosurgery for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 536-538

  Shetter, Andrew G ^a   Rogers, C Leland ^a   Ponce, Francisco ^a   Fiedler, Jeffrey A ^a   Smith, Kris ^a   Speiser, Burton L ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Tic doloureux; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 0036894861     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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