Superior petrosal vein in trigeminal neuralgia

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 288-292

  Choudhari, K A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage after posteria fossa surgery; Microvascular Decompression; Petrosal sinus; Petrosal vein; Superior petrosal vein; Trigeminal neurolgia

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN; GELFOAM; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; STEROID;

BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VEIN; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERIOR PETROSAL VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MICROCIRCULATION; PETROUS BONE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; VEINS;

EID: 34447122097     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701397773     Document Type: Review

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