Trigeminal neuralgia. Non-invasive techniques versus microvascular decompression. It is really available any further improvement?

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 101, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Pagni, Carlo Alberto ^a   Fariselli, L ^b   Zeme, S ^c  

^a Istituto Carlo Besta ^*  (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

cyberknife radiosurgery; microvascular decompression in posterior fossa rhizotomy; percutaneous techniques; stereotactic radiosurgery; Typical trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CYBERKNIFE; DECOMPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FOGARTY CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTERIOR FOSSA; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 52249090695     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-78205-7_5     Document Type: Review

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