Trigeminal neuralgia caused by contralateral supratentorial meningioma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1162-1163

  Cheng, Wan Chun ^a   Chang, Chen Nen ^b  

^a Tzu Ai General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Meningioma; Root entry zone; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 50249095201     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.05.031     Document Type: Article

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