Percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy for patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia: A prospective analysis of factors related to pain relief

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-228

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycerol rhizotomy; Outcome analysis; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSESTHESIA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHIZOTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETREATMENT; SPINAL ROOT; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 14844319317     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0223     Document Type: Article

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