Percutaneous balloon compression for the treatment of recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: Long-term outcome in 29 patients

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Omeis, Ibrahim ^a   Smith, David ^b   Kim, Susan ^b   Murali, Raj ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Balloon compression; Pain; Recurrent trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 46749128582     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000138770     Document Type: Article

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