Nerve atrophy and a small cerebellopontine angle cistern in patients with trigeminal neuralgia Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-637

  Park, Seong Hyun ^a   Hwang, Sung Kyoo ^a   Lee, Sun Ho ^a   Park, Jaechan ^a   Hwang, Jeong Hyun ^a   Hamm, In Suk ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle cistern; Gamma knife surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve atrophy; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE ATROPHY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATROPHY; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOSURGERY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 65649088280     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.8.JNS08522     Document Type: Article

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