Quadruple vessel involvement at root entry zone in trigeminal neuralgia

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-205

  Choudhari, Kishor A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dolichoectatic basilar artery; Microvascular decompression; Multiple vessels compression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; DISSECTION; DORSAL ROOT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ARTERIES; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBELLUM; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PETROUS BONE; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; VEINS;

EID: 33846033081     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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