Microvascular decompression vs. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for typical trigeminal neuralgia: Preliminary findings

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 94-98

  Brisman, Ronald ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife radiosurgery; Microvascular decompression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 33947138377     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097925     Document Type: Article

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