Hemifacial spasm associated with focal bone hyperostosis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-165

  Mitsos, A ^a   Georgakoulias, N ^b   Jenkins, A ^c  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone hyperostosis; Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOCAL BONE HYPEROSTOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33745684481     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690600777091     Document Type: Article

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