Recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: Long term outcome of repeat gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1405-1407

  Gellner, V ^a   Kurschel, S ^a   Kreil, W ^a   Holl, E M ^a   Ofner Kopeinig, P ^a   Unger, F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RADIOSURGERY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 56749152006     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.142794     Document Type: Article

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