Histologic analysis of a human trigeminal nerve after failed stereotactic radiosurgery: case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-658

  Foy, Andrew B ^a   Parisi, Joseph E ^a   Pollock, Bruce E ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 36348933388     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.11.055     Document Type: Article

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