Case control MR-CISS and 3D TOF MRA imaging study of medullary compression and hypertension in hemifacial spasm

Movement Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1820-1824

  Chan, Ling Ling ^a   Lee, Esther ^a   Fook Chon, Stephanie ^a   Tan, Eng King ^a,b,c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hemifacial spasm; Hypertension; Microvascular decompression; MRI; Ventro lateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY SEVERITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 57049134602     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22034     Document Type: Article

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