Neurovascular compression anatomy and pain outcome in patients with classic trigeminal neuralgia treated by radiosurgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 368-375

  Lorenzoni, Josè G ^a,b   Massager, Nicolas ^b   David, Philippe ^c   Devriendt, Daniel ^b   Desmedt, Francoise ^b   Brotchi, Jacques ^b   Levivier, Marc ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neurovascular compression; Neurovascular conflict; Radiosurgery; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN STEM; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE MODEL C; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ATROPHY; NERVE MALFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 41749120056     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000316003.80893.81     Document Type: Article

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