Surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia without vascular compression: 20 years of experience

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Revuelta Gutiérrez, Rogelio ^a   López González, Miguel Angel ^a   Soto Hernández, José Luis ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Neurapraxia; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminal neuralgia; Vascular compression

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CORNEA REFLEX; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSECTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLEX DISORDER; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID; BASILAR ARTERY; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33745191414     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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