Microvascular Decompression for Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Long-term Effectiveness and Complication Avoidance

Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 884-890

  Sampson, John H ^a   Grossi, Peter M ^a   Asaoka, Katsuyuki ^a   Fukushima, Takanori ^a   Casey, Kenneth F ^b   Jannetta, Peter J ^b   Bricolo, Albino ^b   Tew Jr , John M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Box 3807 ^*

Author keywords

Facial pain; Glossopharyngeal nerve diseases; Microvascular decompression; Nerve compression syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSPHAGIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842483368     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000114142.98655.CC     Document Type: Article

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