Neurovascular compression of the abducent nerve causing abducent palsy treated by microvascular decompression: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1231-1234

  De Ridder, Dirk ^a   Menovsky, Tomas ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abducent nerve; Microneurosurgery; Neurovascular compression

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIPLOPIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARALYSIS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 37149052228     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/12/1231     Document Type: Article

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