Time course of symptom disappearance after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-248

  Oh, Eun Tak ^a   Kim, Eunyoung ^a   Hyun, Dong Keun ^a   Yoon, Seung Hwan ^a   Park, Hyeonseon ^a   Park, Hyung Chun ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Delayed resolution; Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049128394     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.4.245     Document Type: Article

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