Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm associated with vertebrobasilar artery

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Kim, Joo Pyung ^a   Park, Bong Jin ^a   Choi, Seok Keun ^a   Rhee, Bong Arm ^a   Lim, Young Jin ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Vertebrobasilar artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE DURATION; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS ANGLE; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 57049130416     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.3.131     Document Type: Article

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