Treatment of atypical trigeminal neuralgia with microvascular decompression

Neurology India

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-56

  Hai, Jian ^a   Li, Shi Ting ^a   Pan, Qing Gang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atypical trigeminal neuralgia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microvascular decompression; Neurovascular compression

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 33646734060     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.24706     Document Type: Article

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