Is there a place for microvascular decompression?

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 921-923

  Moller A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM;

BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CRANIAL NERVE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTIGO;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; CRANIAL NERVES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; TINNITUS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VERTIGO;

EID: 23844467477     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0596-1     Document Type: Editorial

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