Cerebellar swelling after sacrifice of the superior petrosal vein during microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1342-1344

  Masuoka, Jun ^a   Matsushima, Toshio ^a   Hikita, Takashi ^b   Inoue, Eiko ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMANOMACHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Complication; Microvascular decompression; Superior petrosal vein; Venous infarction

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR SWELLING; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL VEINS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 68949163787     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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