Percutaneous microballoon compression for trigeminal neuralgia

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 228-230

  Liu, Hong Bing ^a   Ma, Yi ^b   Zou, Jian Jun ^b   Li, Xin Gang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liaoning Provincial People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Percutaneous microballoon compression; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; IOHEXOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHINA; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; FACE PAIN; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOGARTY CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PARESTHESIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; THERMOCOAGULATION; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33847036311     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200702010-00011     Document Type: Article

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