Predictors of long-term success after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 620-626

  Miller, Jonathan P ^a   Magill, Stephen T ^a   Acar, Feridun ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial pain; Microvascular decompression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DECOMPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; CLASSIFICATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 65649128942     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.9.17660     Document Type: Article

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