Unusual causes of trigeminal neuralgia treated by gamma knife radiosurgery. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 533-535

  Chang, Jin Woo ^a   Choi, Jae Young ^a   Yoon, Young Sul ^a   Park, Yong Gou ^a   Chung, Sang Sup ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia; Viral neuritis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMYELINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NERVE FIBER; NEURALGIA; NEURECTOMY; NEURITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSATION; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036896866     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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