Case of microarteriovenous malformation-induced trigeminal neuralgia treated with radiosurgery

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Anderson, W S ^a   Wang, P P ^a   Rigamonti, D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Cerebellopontine angle; Gamma Knife; Radio surgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS ANGLE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSURGERY; STANDARD; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BASILAR ARTERY; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 33846798395     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-006-0306-2     Document Type: Article

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