Repeat posterior fossa exploration for patients with persistent or recurrent idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 916-920

  Amador, Nelly ^a   Pollock, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial pain; Microvascular decompression; Posterior fossa; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; ATAXIA; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 43249083536     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/5/0916     Document Type: Article

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