Microvascular decompression as a surgical management for trigeminal neuralgia: A critical review of the literature

Neurology India

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-138

  Kabatas, Serdar ^a   Albayrak, S Baki ^b   Cansever, Tufan ^c   Hepgul, Kemal T ^d  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microvascular decompression; Neurovascular compression; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ANALGESIA; CEREBELLUM INJURY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PONS ANGLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 67249101587     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.51279     Document Type: Review

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