Neurosurgical treatment of multiple sclerosis

Neurological Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-325

  Patwardhan, Ravish V ^a   Minagar, Alireza ^a   Kelley, Roger E ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Neurosurgical techniques; Pain; Spasticity; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; MORPHINE;

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOSURGERY; TREMOR;

EID: 33646779482     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164106X98224     Document Type: Review

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