"Nerve combing" for Trigeminal neuralgia without vascular compression: Report of 10 cases

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Ma, Zhaoxin ^a,b   Li, Ming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; No vascular compression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMBING; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RHIZOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 62349094748     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31817e138e     Document Type: Article

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