11.1.2. Pathological findings following trigeminal neuralgia radiosurgery

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue , 2007, Pages 244-248

  Szeifert, G ^b   Salmon, I ^a   Lorenzoni, J ^a   Massager, N ^a   Levivier, M ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AUTOPSY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; RADIOSURGERY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 34447525299     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000100167     Document Type: Article

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