An anatomical study of the neurovascular relationships at the trigeminal root entry zone

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 934-936

  Ramesh, Vengalathur Ganesan ^a   Premkumar, Ganapathy ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Neurovascular relationship; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal root entry zone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY; CADAVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349223915     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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