Operative findings and outcomes of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in 35 patients affected by multiple sclerosis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 830-839

  Broggi, Giovanni ^a,d   Ferroli, Paolo ^a   Franzini, Angelo ^a   Nazzi, Vittoria ^a   Farina, Laura ^b   La Mantia, Loredana ^c   Milanese, Clara ^c   Ciric, Ivan S ^a   Jannetta, Peter J ^a   Casey, Kenneth F ^a   Rhoton Jr , Albert L ^a   Morgan, Chad J ^a   Tew Jr , John M ^a  

^a Ist Nazionale Neurologico C Besta ^*

^b Division of Neuroradiology   (Italy)

^c Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Multiple sclerosis; Neurovascular conflict; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMYELINATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; CAPILLARIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 20844460450     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000137656.59536.0E     Document Type: Article

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