Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Seminars in Neurosurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Slavin, Konstantin V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia; Microvascular decompression; Neurotomy; Neurovascular compression; Rhizotomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; KETAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PHENYTOIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HUMAN; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRURITUS; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 3242670475     PISSN: 15268012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830015     Document Type: Review

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