Recurrence of trigeminal neuralgia due to an acquired arachnoid cyst

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1409-1411

  Kouyialis, A T ^a   Stranjalis, G ^a   Boviatsis, E J ^a   Ziaka, D S ^a   Bouras, T I ^a   Sakas, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Microvascular decompression; Pulsation transmission; Recurrence; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 55249123338     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.10.027     Document Type: Article

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